On Wed, 27 May 2009 14:06:14 -0500, George Shirley wrote:
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> I know which grocers in our town cater to those folks and don't go
> there. Of course there's another reason I don't go there, the food is
> always just about to hit expiry date, the produce is picked over badly,
> and the help is snotty to boot. Actually we now only have one store that
> caters to them, the other went broke and had to close. I suspect the
> only reason the one is still open is that there are some underhanded
> dealings in booze, tobacco and bananas* going on for the Star card.
> *Bananas aren't grown in the US and therefore aren't available on the
> public assistance card.

jeez, i was assuming 'bananas' was code for 'dope.'

your pal,
blake