I Took My Amish Friends Shopping (4 Stores)

[@josephrobichaud5198]

Long ago I worked at an industrial supply house and we had a group of Amish man come in to buy some items. I had been told by there outside salesman (that I could not stand) many times if they ever do stop by to call him and to never talk to them. I offered to take them on a tour through the whole warehouse to see all the stuff first hand they we sold. They where like kids in a candy store and loaded up three carts full of stuff that they had no idea that we sold. They where full of questions about everything and had a great since of humor. They bought thousands or dollars worth of stuff and paid cash. There regular salesman found out what happened because they had contacted the company and asked them to make me there regular salesman instead of him and he went off and tried to get me fired. One of the owners of the company called me into his office, and said close the door, which most often is not a good thing. Then he started laughing and told me what the salesman had said about what I had done. He said you sold them more items in one day then he did all month, and they liked you, welcome to outside sales. :)

[@AmishAmerica]

Great story - you connected. I bet they appreciated your approach. I was always super low (or really no) pressure when selling to Amish customers

[@lindajc123]

Wow, it's a shame there is so much prejudice in the world. We should see people as individuals - each wonderful in their own way.

[@melissawalker3888]

I loved this!

[@susandarling1457]

I drive my amish neighbor for shopping and I shop with her. Usually it's Aldi, Goodwill, then Chic fil A for lunch, then Walmart. Takes most of the day, but is a fun time.

[@Stache987]

Chick-fil-A = BIGOT CITY

[@KiltedDaddyBear]

You really do provide educational value while also respecting the Amish. Nice. I see why so many Amish trust you.

[@rondias6625]

Excellent video..most people in non Amish communities don't realize that most Amish really don't get out to town that often so when they do they really load up on groceries items that aren't easily available back home..and they do enjoy some special treats as well..it's not uncommon to see the Amish at the local Aldi's with 2 or 3 full grocery carts of food..not only is it the fact they usually have a large family but it also costs them money to have English drivers taking them to town..I know several English that all they do is drive the Amish around in vans.. wherever they need to go and they charge $2.50-$3.00 a mile per person for the trip..they make a great living just hauling Amish .. although it does have it's draw backs on a hot humid western Pa summer afternoon with 10 or 12 Amish in the van and bath night is still a couple days away..lol..the Amish like some good ole fashioned English junk food from time to time as well..there was a young Amish dad and his 5 or 6 yrs old son at our local English family owned convince store last week ..they had 3 large containers of ice cream 6 bags of potato chips beef jerky candy bars and three 12pks of pop..I said to the 6 yrs old " boy you sure got a lot of snicky snacks there" the father turned to me and said "it makes them hop" ..lol.. awesome video as usual..thank you for sharing 🤗

[@AmishAmerica]

"it makes them hop" - love it😄 hard to argue with that. Thanks Ron

[@katecarnes3624]

I am so glad you are helping your Amish friends get around. You have such a big heart, Erik!! Thank You for another wonderful Vlog.

[@AmishAmerica]

It's my pleasure really and they give me a roof over my head while I'm there so not a bad deal :) the only challenging part is when more bodies want to go than we have seats for! I think they try to take turns. Glad you liked it!

[@kerrykerry5778]

@@AmishAmerica I was at the Costco in Lancaster County the other day, and smiled when I saw your comment about packing the car tight. There was a really tiny compact SUV being loaded up by an Amish woman. She had the back hatch area packed as full as she could, and I laughed when she opened a rear door. There were two Amish adults in the back, and she had them packed tight with groceries. They were sitting with so much stuff on their laps, and surrounded by other stuff, that it was hard to see them, lol. When you are deep in places like Georgetown or Holtwood, and the neighbor offers to drive you 45 minutes to Costco, I guess you don't waste an inch of space on the way home :)

[@Stache987]

@@kerrykerry5778 I've shopped so much I've had to leave a passenger or two somewhere and haul the stuff home so I can go back for them. We had pre-pandemic pricing where the English would take Amish or Mennonite distances for about $1 a mile, and usually the customer put the driver up in a hotel if needed, one factor if it's a female driver, she gets female passengers, likewise with male/males, sexes do not mix on trips in vehicles. I live in Iowa now. Have lived in Missouri and Kansas as well as Pennsylvania, my grandmother turned me onto a family style restaurant that is to die for in Yoder Kansas, if I ever get back that way I hope to be well hungry. (Grandma has lived her natural life and moved on, I'll miss her)

[@WilliamWeicht]

Shoo fly pie eats good!

[@Caratdarla]

I shop at the Morgantown BBs alot! Great prices!

[@williamenright1129]

I saw that parade of old cars going down N. Reading road. So so many. I live in Denver, PA. Nice to see your content

[@AmishAmerica]

I didn't get any photos of the show iteslf unfortunately so had to find one online, but so many model A's! The children really liked one that had a "Police" emblem on the side

[@brucestorey917]

I saw many of them, also, driving down Route 897, Springville Rd.

[@lorettaenglerth1361]

It was great to see ALL my familiar stops I generally make while shopping local , I live at Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook. Even while you were driving, watching the scenery was also familiar. ALittle note: the Brandywine Shoe Shop does great repairs.

[@RockinRavenVA]

I drive my Amish friends past Tel Hai to visit their "Mammi" (grandmother) a lot. Looks like a very nice place.

[@lindajc123]

We'd love to have some of those stores close by, especially in this economic crisis we are in now.

[@Stache987]

You'd be surprised, I live just about the center of Iowa near I-80, I can drive 2-3 hours and hit up 3 of the 4 places I know about. The easy way to find them is the free weekly newspapers, as you get closer to another advertising market towards one store, 2 or 3 might show up. There are more stores in Missouri we could go to, but for all our driving we call it a day with 2 or 3 stops.

[@alantaylor2117]

Great clip.

[@npswm1314]

Its strange seeing places (AND PEOPLE!) you know in a KZbin video. Hi from Lancaster. I didnt know you drove an Amish Taxi.

[@AmishAmerica]

I am just a free Amish Taxi for my friends. I think it would make an interesting job though

[@npswm1314]

@@AmishAmerica My dad works for one. Christian's Transport run by Devon and Betty. They are always looking for new drivers. :)

[@RockinRavenVA]

@@npswm1314 I heard the money can be pretty good, but it's long hours and you have to be flexible/available at the last minute.

[@jeanholley5820]

You’re a good friend, thanks for sharing.

[@Sheryl0705]

Snitz pie is so delicious!! Thinking of it, makes my mouth water!!

[@AmishAmerica]

My favorite pie! Had some Sunday:)

[@lindaedwards9756]

That’s awesome 👏. Sounds like fun. We would all do good to remember our friends , neighbors and acquaintances may need assistance at some points in time and what a blessing it would be to be able to assist in that way. I’ve had occasion to do that and it blessed me as much as them . I enjoy your videos.

[@AmishAmerica]

Thank you Linda!

[@susanschuck8124]

Thank you for the video and for your kindness to the Amish and others. Such an old fashioned gentleman you are.

[@AmishAmerica]

First time I've been called that, thanks much I enjoy it as well :D

[@mariayelruh]

Very similar to my shopping trips out to Lancaster County. I’ve been to all those stores. I really like BBs, really good prices.

[@QuadMomErinFutureRN]

I live in the Allentown/Bethlehem area and frequently go to BB's in Morgantown. It's about an hour or so drive for me and we'll worth it! I also make a stop at Horning's and a couple of thrift shops to make a day out of it. Such a relaxing atmosphere and always find such great items!

[@brucestorey917]

This is what my wife does all day and night. They call, she drives. The night before last, she got a call at 11:30pm to take one of our friends to Ephrata Hospital to have a baby. My wife has been “on call” for this event for the last three or four weeks, bringing her phone to bed every night, just in case that call came. One thing you can almost always count on is, whenever you drive for the Amish and they say they need to go to the store, you know you are going to more places than just one store, and you also almost always end up with more people in the car than you started out with - you pick up one person and you drop off four or five. Somehow, word gets around that the first passenger is going somewhere, then their friends decide they want to go, too. My wife loves driving for the Amish, and we have made so many great friends because of what she does.

[@AmishAmerica]

Great that your wife is able to help in those moments more pressing than a trip for potatoes! On one hand it's inconvenient but on the other that must really be rewarding for your family

[@brucestorey917]

@@AmishAmerica It is rewarding. Going back to the baby, my wife took the husband back to the hospital the next day to pick up the new mother and their baby. There was a scheduled time for their release from the hospital, but it was right at a shift change period, so the father was told it would be a couple more hours before they could leave. The English tend to take advantage of the willingness of the Amish to not argue and they expected that he would just sit there and wait. Well, the English in my wife knew what was going on, so she used the not-so-agreeable approach with the hospital to get Mom and Baby out of the hospital when they were supposed to be out. She took-on the role of “aggressor” (for lack of a better term) that the father would not have ever done. The new family was happy to be out of the hospital on time - it just took a little bit of “English” to get it done.

[@Stache987]

@@brucestorey917 I've run into a lot of delayed beyond quoted discharge times in hospitals, I think it's laziness, the nurse is lucky to have been in there 5 minutes with a patient and for the average patient /per nurse ratio, it should have been on time, it makes pass down on shift change take longer and delays admission when the room is needed. I've only been hospitalized 4x in 25 years, twice for surgeries, but I've been there to take a "frequent flier" [LOL] home many times and it was so late getting out of there we had to go to Dennys for dinner.

[@TheRhonda1957]

What do u charge for driving Amish?

[@Stache987]

@@TheRhonda1957 here in Iowa at a Amish grocery I've seen peoples advertisements offering $1 a mile before gas went sky high, that's far cheaper than a big city taxi .. my roommate says they also treat the drivers well, when a family does longer drives, the women use a woman driver he says. And they make sure the driver has accommodations and food along the way. So it's better than a Uber. I'd do it however someone has to feed the cats lol, and the car repair issue.. nobody knows

[@michellesunshinestar]

I love living in Ohio. I like the Hocking Hills. My uncle and I might be able to go there more often now that it's Summer.

[@fluffyotter1601]

❤️Old Man’s Cave! Beautiful area!

[@TheMtggrl]

Sounds like a good day for all, you were there to help them out with a few things, and you got to experience a bit of the shopping adventure through their eyes. Thanks for sharing this with us Erik.

[@AmishAmerica]

I think we all had fun and I got to see some new places. Glad you liked it too👍

[@180pottery]

I loved this little video. I wish I lived closer to the Amish and especially out in PA. They have a lot more to offer out there. ~Alice

[@mattd2080]

Brandywine Shoe Shop is where I buy my shoes & boots! I recognize so many of the places you showed in this video. You were so close by - would've loved to meet you and your friends!

[@kagnewmp12]

I do this sometimes 5 and 6 days of the week and enjoy doing it. The Amish love to shop and can spend considerable time walking through a store. I remember one trip in particular when I took an Amish construction worker to his first trip to a new Harbor Freight store. I believe he spent close to 2 hours walking those aisles. The Amish pay very well for these shopping trips and without a doubt they are some of the nicest people you could meet anywhere.

[@raethibodeau9604]

Sounds like a fun day. I'm sure they appreciated your taxi service. I bet you will be blessed with a good meal and who doesn't want pie for breakfast. I've been to BB's in Lancaster County. I got some good deals, but just be careful of expiration dates.

[@AmishAmerica]

We made mountain pies that evening so you are right I ate well...Their new place has a fireplace which came in handy as a backup plan when it rained. I did pretty well with the things I bought at BBs, only the honey roasted almonds tasted a tad stale, the rest seemed a-ok

[@johnmahoney7218]

I think it is nice to see places I am familiar with. I always stop at King's greenhouse every year. They have a great assortment of plants and good prices. I pass BB's on my way to go shopping. I have several friends who are Old Order Amish or Mennonite in the Morgantown, Narvon and New Holland area. Thank you for showing ana rea I am familiar with.

[@fluffyotter1601]

I’m usually shopping at Shady Maple 🍁 will definitely try BB’s in Morgantown:) Fun video!

[@brucestorey917]

Shady Maple and BB’s are two very different places. Your will most likely find what you need, but not necessarily what you wanted at BB’s. Shady Maple is a store for the English more than it is for the Amish. BB’s is a store for the Amish and Mennonite more than it is for the English.

[@johnpinckney4979]

BB's reminds me of Surplus Outlet in Montgomery, PA. There seem to be a lot of stores like that in that part of PA...

[@Me2Lancer]

Thank you for the interesting post. I was drawn to the landscapes out your car window. I have ancestors who were from Lancaster Co.

[@wordawakeningny]

Great video. We'll be visiting Lancaster County soon.

[@colleenlyon4010]

Love your channel.you do a great job of sharing truth and facts about the amish! I drive the amish for my income. Love the families I spend time with. You should come visit us here in steuben county ny. I can introduce you to lots of new amish friends and take you around to all of our local amish stores and markets. it's absolutely beautiful here🌿

[@BrendainPA]

Nice video - thank you! I'm not familiar with any of those stores but, then again, I'm in Lancaster. Yes - the only time to have shoo-fly pie is for breakfast. 😊 Of course now that I think about it I want some! Best place (to me) to get shoo-fly pie in Lancaster County is Achenbach's in New Holland. Have a great day!

[@drewfullam8873]

I miss B 'n B's. We had 5 kids so every time we ran out of cereal it was B 'n B's time. We used to go to the Georgetown store before it was replaced by the new store in Quarryville. Ben Beiler's Broken and Bent Goods.

[@cowgirljl]

Love your videos! Would love to visit Amish country

[@zacktube100]

Watching the Amish look at antique cars seems interesting.

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Thanks Erik for another great video, I love leaning more about the Amish lifestyle 👍👍🙏🙏

[@mrs.g.9816]

Awesome! I hope everybody had a good time on the errand. Shopping errands are more fun when you go with a friend or friends.

[@salomegarber1076]

Thank you so much for being a great help to great friends.

[@timhower3628]

You should check out a new restraint in Refton here in Lancaster which is Amish owned. The Restraunt is called "Brick house" . Best eggs in the country. I go there every Saturday morning, and hang out and talk to people.

[@kerrykerry5778]

We are a few miles away in Strasburg. We spent a week on the road recently, and had breakfast at a few out of town diners. I got home, and the wife made me an omelet of Amish eggs from the small farm in Ronks that we buy all our eggs from, and Swiss cheese from the Lancaster cheese company in Intercourse. It made all those out of state diner omelets taste like cardboard.

[@AmishAmerica]

Neat maybe I heard of that one but never the name - will keep in mind for next time👍👍

[@timhower3628]

@@kerrykerry5778 where in Intercourse do you get the Cheese?

[@kerrykerry5778]

@@timhower3628 Lancaster County cheese is north of Intercourse, just north of Centerville Supply, which is a great full service Amish grocery store. LC cheese does not do retail sales, however. We get ours at the Bird-In-Hand Farm supply, on 340, in the center of B-I-H. I generally avoid buying anything food wise in Intercourse as it's typically priced at least 1/3rd more than other places that do business with Amish and locals. Intercourse is fun, but it's like a beach town, set up to drain tourist wallets.

[@timhower3628]

@@kerrykerry5778 I will head out there next Weekend. I live in Conestoga.

[@kimfleury]

I'm impressed that y'all were able to do all that shopping in 3 hours. I'm such a slow poke that it takes me a full hour to grocery shop for just myself 🤣

[@RockinRavenVA]

They learn to shop quickly because they usually have a paid driver who charges wait time. :)

[@akabga]

Me too, I’m gosh! Except, I have five kids, and shopping takes me HOURS. 😞😒

[@susiecox8413]

Sounds like a fun trip. The car looked awesome! I like bulk food stores, there is a lot to look at and my weakness is the great varieties of candies and the cheese! Thanks Erik :)

[@AmishAmerica]

Glad you liked it - the model A I showed here was one I found online, unfortunately didn't get a shot of the show. I am partial to the cheese as well and also certain pies

[@shammydammy2610]

I used to live in the Amish area of Green/Lafayette/Grant counties, Wisconsin. I'd always seem to be in the same stores as the Amish on my Saturday morning Monroe shopping run... The Bargain Spot (a dented can store), the St. Vincent's, Farm and Fleet and Walmart.

[@naomi-op2nd]

I love the amish people I want to be like them some day

[@amishcountry]

It would appear that you were staying with people north of route 30. You will find the districts south of route 30 are much more strict. You did missed one big stop you should of had and that would have been Lapp's Valley Farm for Ice cream on Mentzer Rd in New Holland " No Tour Buses Allowed " Originally was started by David Smoker but now ran by his son in law. They are also opening soon a larger store along with Emma's popcorn on route 340 just west of New Hollander rd. Their Ice cream is by far the best around and my Amish neighbors always ask to bring gallons back when I am going despite Down on The Farm Creamery being in Buggy distance.

[@mq5276]

I hear the new Lapp Valley store will serve hamburgers also!

[@AmishAmerica]

I can let the cat out of the bag here, but the business I alluded to filming at in the previous video is actually Emma's 😄 I filmed in their current location, but myself and another friend also checked out inside the new spot, though they are still working in there and not open yet as you know. I don't think I've been to Lapp's Valley Farm though, need to try that ice cream next time then

[@Stache987]

👏 I'm a former Pennsylvania resident, I miss it 👏

[@annemaguire657]

Loved that :)

[@mgratk]

Pretty cool learning about the real everyday life of the Amish. Thanks.

[@mudypaws4]

I have been to the one in Quarryville and Newville.

[@jerriscollins-ruth9019]

Good you are helping. I enjoy that also. I go to BBs too.

[@greenegrassgrows2551]

I live around the corner from the route 10 store and visit it quite often one of my favorite stores.

[@isaweesaw]

"Amish taxi driver" sounds like a dream job to me

[@wendyzimmerman6002]

I love B&B grocery stores they’re awesome I go every. 2 weeks

[@carguy4658]

That looks like a fun day.

[@AmishAmerica]

It was - for my second trip I took other friends to Lancaster city

[@candyrenee2152]

Sounds like you got a lot done in 3 hours! Loved the video. Thanks for sharing!

[@AmishAmerica]

We had to keep it moving but in the end were able to fit everything. I had to get over to drive some other Amish friends in the afternoon hence the schedule:)

[@wendyzimmerman6002]

I love shoe fly pie it’s delish and I love Lancaster county

[@suereese6134]

Erik, I'm glad you had a nice visit here. I drive the Amish too having about six clients. I'm not just their driver but a close friend too, which makes it fun. I usually go in with them as well to poke around or shop. I've been in every fabric place in the county and then some. Lol.

[@AmishAmerica]

Neat to hear Sue - I think you even get to see some of the "off-the-map" Amish stores if you do it long enough. I drove friends once to I think either a hat maker or suit maker in Lancaster County - had sth to do with clothing - unmarked business that pretty much just Amish know about.

[@suereese6134]

@@AmishAmerica yes, Erik, I do get to see the off-the-map places! I've been to two 'hoot' shops as well. I'm a retired teacher and been driving for about 13 yrs. I live among the Amish and am trying to learn their language....goot, jah! I understand more than I can speak......usually the way. Side note.....just kiddinly.........I said with gas prices now, we'll have to ask them for rides! But everyone I know have horses with bad knees, feet, expecting, or lame in some way. Go figure. Ha.

[@janicebradford6784]

i love snits pie, my amish friend makes them for me often...

[@keithatkins9783]

I live about 15 minutes from honeybrook my parents and my sister and her husband and kids live outside of honeybrook I know where all those places are very good video

[@Amishassassins]

Not out of date, just in time!

[@christine-vf5gp]

I was hoping you could possible put the names and addresses or locations of these shops because I would love to shop there during my visit to the area Thanks so much!

[@AmishAmerica]

Great idea - I'll add that

[@brucestorey917]

You don’t really need names and addresses. All you need to d is drive around. You will discover many gems.

[@fyrekrystaal27]

I see Amish shopping at Walmart all the time. I also have seen them looking at cell phones in electronics. I have seen Amish doing shopping at Aldis also. I wonder if the Amish ever join Costco or Sam's Club.

[@RockinRavenVA]

Yep!

[@mq5276]

My daughter takes amish people to Costco's quite frequently

[@pyewacket60]

I often see Amish at Costco in Lancaster City. They’re the folks pushing the big flat bed carts piled high with stuff!

[@Corgis175]

Good sam.

[@michael931]

They should be allowed to drive cars that are 100 years old. Could be looking forward to the model A.

[@AmishAmerica]

"Model A-mish"? 😄

[@marylee7467]

Another cool video. It's very sweet of you to do this. Interesting to see the shops. Oh, You have mentioned your friends farm several other times. We often go to Lancaster for day or overnight trips. Does he sell on a farmstead or just to larger markets. I'd love to purchase some things from him. Figured I'd ask. ☺️ Thanks again

[@AmishAmerica]

Thanks MaryLee! They sell I think primarily through Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op. Right now they have Romaine lettuce in the fields and were in the process of putting in a lot of squash last week. So that would probably be the best venue to find their stuff. They also have done a lot of heirloom tomatoes in the past which I am quite partial to

[@marylee7467]

@@AmishAmerica thanks much. Oh I love heirloom tomatoes also. If we got proper sunlight I'd try to grow some myself. I'm going to look into it. Thanks for letting me know where they sell from. I'm hoping to get to Lancaster soon. Need to investigate. Have a great rest of the week.

[@moonbear5929]

Sounds like you need a mini bus to help your friends do all their shopping.

[@AmishAmerica]

Haha yea it wouldn't hurt

[@myamishheritage6426]

You're in my old stomping grounds🙂.

[@keithatkins9783]

I live outside of parkesburg pa along rt 10

[@jsbrads1]

Amish in Goshen go to Walmart all the time 🤷

[@oldfarmshow]

👍

[@rebelliousraven]

Geez 5 stops in 3hrs was really really fast. I can spend 3 hrs just in ONE store, lol. I think my husband would prefer an Amish wife 😉

[@AmishAmerica]

We had to lock in and focus but it actually didn't feel that rushed - shoe store & bulk foods were close to each other as were the bank and BBs

[@rumplestilskin5776]

While in your car do your Amish friends play with the power windows and door locks?

[@AmishAmerica]

Ha yes the children have before

[@RockinRavenVA]

Constantly. I always have to gently remind the children that they are not toys. :)

[@KameraShy]

Where do they get the money to pay for all the stuff?

[@AmishAmerica]

Common Amish occupations include farming, woodworking, construction, manufacturing, running small shops & market stands.

[@MikeLutton]

is it True Amish don't like to have their picture taken or be video taped does anyone know why just thought i would ask

[@TheFamilyFarmstead]

5 stops in 3 hours? You must have been moving pretty quick. 😂

[@AmishAmerica]

The more comments I am seeing from people on the speed of our trip, the more I myself am surprised :) Four or five stops in 3 hours doesn't really strike me as that rushed but then again maybe my own shopping style is more targeted. This was more that type of trip than it was a leisurely browse-through 😄

[@phishlipsable]

my mom always said the amish were the ones to really invent uber

[@lynnamarsh6384]

was the last market English or Amish ?

[@AmishAmerica]

Amish

[@droolbunnyxo9565]

Joke: What goes, "clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop... BANG! BANG! BANG! Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip clop..." An outlaw Amishman robbing a 7-11. 😉

[@rainacherienne1010]

Doesn’t that defeat the purpose if they don’t drive but hire cars?

[@Lavici]

You make great content but your videos need to be a lot longer.

[@susanmiller8944]

To go to that many places and to get shoes to boot that was a rush job and they don't get to go that often That's bull shit

[@AmishAmerica]

Maybe next time, could be we passed each other! neat to hear you know these spots, it was the first time for me at most of them (had been to BBs but in Quarryville)

[@lynnamarsh6384]

"Join our team" ..please.. no one wants to work.

[@lesliekendall5668]

Prennials? 🤔