On 7/18/2013 11:58 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> 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 know I do. Unless I'm running in for one specific item (I can't think
of what that might be), of course I have 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.

Same here. There's no one cracking a whip saying "stick to the list!"
LOL I buy things that aren't on the list. Often times I rethink an
item on the list and cross it off. Lists are handy.

And I'd think by now since the advent of
> ridiculously steep fuel prices folks would have long ago began
> consolidating their shopping trips.
>
I've been doing that for a number of years. Fuel prices aside, I simply
don't like shopping. I consider it a chore. I pretty much always know
what I have on hand and when things are running low. So yes, I keep a
list. I wait until I need a number of things before making the trip.

If there are other stops I can make at the same time, that's great! The
veterinary office where I buy Persia's r/x food is near the grocery
store. So is Grayco Hardware. It's nice when multiple stops can be
consolidated into one trip.

Jill