"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:06:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> It is more difficult for me now to come up with a total because it does
>> vary
>> each month and I shop at a variety of places, sometimes buying only one
>> or
>> two items at some stores.
>
> You need to factor in the cost of gas and wear and tear on the car
> too.
>
Not really. It is rare for me to drive just to the store. I usually go
there when I am near one for some other reason. Winco is sometimes the
exception because although it is near Costco, we don't like that particular
Costco and I can't get my bread there. But we may stop there for just gas.
We might stop at Ace Hardware or Bartell Drugs or any of the other grocery
stores along with way. There is an Albertsons in the strip mall where the
dance studio is. I never do the bulk of my shopping there as I don't like
their meat or produce but if I just need a few things, I will go there