"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> It is not efficient for me to be standing in a long line to check out
>> 20-30 items while people who came into the store while I am in line, gets
>> their one crummy item and checks out while I am still waiting in line.
>>
>> I have to admit that most of the local grocery stores are much more
>> efficient than they used to me. At one time there was a limited number of
>> grocery stores in this area and one of them was notoriously slow. There
>> were a couple times when I was waiting in line so long that the ice cream
>> I was getting started to melt, I walked out and told someone they will
>> need to put everything back.
>
> If I went to the store and only bought ice cram, I'd be PO'd if I had to
> wait for a few people with full carts. >
If the store is crowded and it's summer I'll use the customer service desk
when all I have are a few perishable items like meat... but I don't ever
remember going to a stupidmarket for just ice cream. In fact I never buy
ice cream at a stupidmarket during warm weather even if it's not crowded
because it will be melted before I can get home... even if all I want is
like a one serving thingie I'll stop at a quick-serve like Friendly's (they
have a drive-thru), Cumberland Farms, or Stewart's. For ice cream I almost
always stop at Stewart's, there's one like two miles from my door... I buy
my gas there and I dred that their ice cream flavors of the week will be
something I can't resist. Stewart's has pretty good ice cream, they have
lots of flavors, there are three each week on special at almost half
price.... about half my stops there I'll bring home two half gallons.
http://www.stewartsshops.com/