On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:50:37 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
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>I usually buy certain perishables 20 miles from home, like giant sized
>bags of frozen vegetables because it's a good sale, but I bring
>insulated bags with freezer packs in them. But most ordinary
>perishables like milk, eggs, butter and the like are the same price
>regardless where so I buy those close to home, like a five minute
>drive. I buy most meats in town, 4 miles and never any traffic. Also
>where I live for half the year the temperature is around freezing or
>lower so in winter I don't worry so much about perishables getting
>warm, it's more about keeping things from becoming frozen solid so I'm
>not going to stop off on the way home or everything in the car will
>freeze solid in 20 minutes, frozen produce is not so good.

I just don't like running out to shop. Once I'm in a store, I figure
that every extra trip I make to buy something at a different store
just adds to the cost of the item. It is just better to one-stop
shop. It's cold/freezing here too in the winter.
Janet US