On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:11:42 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:59:02 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> A woman sent an email to the Dataw listserv. Subject: Whole Foods to
>>>> Open in August! She was all excited.
>>>>
>>>> I read the email. She's excited because she won't have to drive to Mt.
>>>> Pleasant, SC anymore. Mt. Pleasant is at least 100 miles away. Now
>>>> she'll only have to drive about 50 miles to Savannah, GA!
>>>>
>>>> Would you drive that far just to shop at a Whole Foods? Or any specific
>>>> store, for that matter?
>>>>
>>>> I would need more than that one reason to make the trip.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> No, but I suppose it depends on what is available in one's locale.
>>> Also, I assume she would stock up and not make the trip very
>>> frequently.
>>
>> Other than the small market in town all other markets are no less than
>> a 15 mile drive, so I keep a running list on my desk and when it's
>> time to make a necessary trip in that direction, like a doctor
>> appointment, I will shop at several stores and stock up, especially
>> non-perishables as I have unlimited storage space.
>
>Unfortunately, I am not that efficient. It is lucky that most
>places that I get groceries are fairly near here.

What am I doing that's so unusually efficient, don't most people shop
with a list? I only keep a list so I won't forget things but that
doesn't mean I only stick to my list, I typically buy a lot more items
that are not on my list as once I get to the stores I notice things I
hadn't thought about. And I'd think by now since the advent of
ridiculously steep fuel prices folks would have long ago began
consolidating their shopping trips.