Sixty years ago, the good folks at Polansky's Market were just settling into the new addition to their store on Dewey Road in Amherst. Above is the Grand Opening ad that ran in the Journal on July 25, 1962.
Grand Opening deals included prizes of – what else? – meat! As the ad noted, "The person checking out on the hour when the bell rings will receive free... a Polansky ham. The person checking out on the half hour when the bell rings will receive free... a fancy fresh frying chicken."
Other prizes included slices of choice tender sirloin steak (3 winners); 25 lbs of freshly ground beef (3 winners); a whole rolled rump roast of beef (6 winners); whole pork loins (6 winners); Polansky's slab bacon (6 winners); and a 5-lb. package of Polansky's skinless wieners (10 winners).
Grand Prize was a 16 cu. ft. freezer "filled with Polansky's delicious meats."
The first thousand customers received a "lovely tan leather identification key case." I hope there was a picture of a steer (with dotted lines to indicate choice cuts) imprinted in the leather.
I'll bet there was a lot of traffic in the store that day.
Anyway, I've mentioned the new addition to the Polansky Market on the blog before. Back here I featured an article that ran in the Journal at that time that told us a little about Mr. and Mrs. Polansky and the history of their business.
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