On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:55:53 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Christine Dabney wrote:
>
>[about shopping]
>
>If it's not in your home area so you're used to it, you might have fun
>snooping around at a Smart & Final. It's not a sophisticated food and
>tools place; it's commercial. Might be new/fun, though. There's one just
>north of you in...I guess it would be Lawndale (or the very edge of
>Manhattan Beach). I dunno about Torrance.

I know Smart and Final very well. Remember, I used to live in CA, and
especially northern Cal. I was a frequent customer of them for some
things.

But that being said, Grocery Outlet is a thing unto itself. They
sometimes have incredible bargains no one else has. It is always a
wonderful experience..just to find that thing that is on sale for an
incredible price... ANd sometimes those things are priced out the
whazoo elsewhere...

Christine