On 3/31/2010 8:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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
"THE WRECK", to hell with the grocery stores!!! You both have to go here
and eat!!! http://www.wreckrc.com/

If you don't go there you will have missed a life time chance at eating
at one of the best spots on the East coast!!!

http://www.10best.com/Charleston,SC/...rants/Seafood/

--
regards, mike
piedmont, The Practical BBQ'r
http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55)