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On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:30:53 -0400, T >
wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> On 7/16/2013 11:22 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> > On 7/16/2013 8:59 PM, 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
>> >
>> > It depends on what you have closer of course. I get the feeling you
>> > don't have many shopping options within a few miles. So if my choices
>> > were just mom/pop stores or stores that aren't big enough to offer lower
>> > prices, I'd drive there once a month or so to stock up. Or to another
>> > store that I liked, because I'm not really a fan of Whole Foods for most
>> > of my needs.
>> >
>> My grocery store options are few. I've posted before it's about 20
>> miles to grocery shop. I go to Publix.
>>
>> There is a Food Lion across the street. That store is dingy and old; it
>> *really* needs a face-lift. It is allegedly less expensive than Publix.
>> But I found it depressing to shop there. My neighbor told me last
>> week she'd heard it was cheaper, too. But she didn't like the store,
>> either.
>>
>> I could drive about 8 miles further and go to Piggly Wiggly. I've not
>> been to The Pig since I lived in Memphis. I shopped there in the
>> 1980's. I haven't been to the one in Beaufort. But I can't imagine a
>> reason to drive an extra 8 or so miles just to shop there.
>>
>> OTOH, The Pig does have a home grocery delivery option in this area.
>>
>> I could drive further and buy groceries at WalMart. Never going to
>> happen. And I'm sure not driving to Savannah to take a look at Whole
>> Foods.
>>
>> Jill
>
>The Food Lions in northeastern NC look like they're still stuck int he
>1970's.
>
>My favorite was when I went down to D.C. for the National Equality
>March. We stopped at a Burger King of all places and it still had that
>mustard yellow plastic dining room.
>

Interesting. The Food Lion in our little, 5000 person, town in
northwestern NC got renovated a year or so ago. Still not my favorite
place to shop. I still prefer Ingles (regional chain) and the only
other place is Walmart. When Walmart first opened the super store
here we decided to look it over. I picked up a package of chuck roast
and saw the word "ingredients: bouillon) or maybe it was consomme I
left. Chuck roast should not have "ingredients."
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Susan N.

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