"Kalmia" > wrote in message
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>I am going to be a guest in SC - are there Publix there in abundance
> (Charleston area). I was thinking of a gift card for my hostess. Or,
> what is the major grocery chain? Thanks.



I shop at Publix. But another grocery store prevalent in SC is Food Lion.
I can only tell you the one near me is old and looks rather dingy. Not
dirty, just an old store badly in need of a face lift That's no comment
on the quality of anything they sell. It's just not very inviting. But I'm
told some of the Food Lion stores in other areas around Beaufort are quite
nice. So perhaps the ones in Charleston would be, too.

Suggestion: you might discreetly inquire of friends/family of the hostess
if you know them where she prefers to shop and go from there. I think the
idea of a gift card is nice

Enjoy your visit! I'll be in Mt. Pleasant (just north of Charleston) within
the next week but not for anything pleasant. My cat, Persia, has to have
radioactive isotope therapy for hyperthyroidism. (sigh)

Jill