Nancy Young wrote:

> On 9/2/2017 9:10 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > On 9/1/2017 6:00 PM, Ding - Dong Daddy wrote:
> >
> >> I recently visited a local Barnes & Noble to check out some stuff, I
> >> found the whole retail experience extremely annoying, like ten chummy
> >> clerks chirping at me every few minutes, "Can I help you...
> >> are you finding what you want?".Â* I know they are well - intentioned,
> > ?but I don't care for a lot of useless human interaction, makes me weary.
> >
> > It's funny you say that, we were in Whole Foods yesterday and were a
> > bit startled by random employees asking us if we needed help with
> > anything or otherwise greeting us.
> >
> > Then, at checkout, did we find everything?
> >
> > I really don't need people calling out to me from 20 feet away like
> > I look lost.Â* There were always people around before who could go
> > in the back to find me some escarole/whatever.
>
> Meant to say, this is a new development since the Amazon acquisition.


Nancy, today I visited my local WH (adjacent to Northwestern University in Evanston IL). I was greeted when I entered the store, but otherwise no big changes...I was sniffing around for price reductions. Did find a nice sirloin steak @ $5.99/lb, some cheese, otherwise nothing earthshaking. Small bag of vittles. $35.00, I was lazy so I did not feel like making an "expedition" to my usual place, where $35.00 would stretch much further...

BTW, I am watching some episodes of the early 60's sitcom "Dobie Gillis". His parents run a corner grocery store, I am noticing that those 1960 prices posted in the store are pretty expensive, adjusted for inflation...

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Greg