Redneck? Maybe.
Apr. 19th, 2007 11:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sailorzeoI like WalMart for groceries. Don't get me wrong, I love Trader Joes and Sprouts and Whole Foods, but when it comes to basic pantry-stocking, WalMart has the best pricing.
Example: I needed to buy a can of whole corn. Safeway wanted a dollar for a can of corn. WalMart wanted 50 cents. WalMart wins.
Now, when I start doing special diets, like low-carb/sugar smart/gluten-free, I will pick up the specialty items (like all the different flours) at Sprouts or the like. But again, basic pantry items, primarily canned goods, it's off to WalMart.
And out here, there's something nifty, that I know I've talked about before. It's the WalMart Neighborhood Market concept. I think of it this way:
In the beginning, there was WalMart. And Sam Walton looked, and saw that it was good, but it could be better. And so he brought forth the Super WalMart, wherein one could buy jeans, shoes, a TV, and the week's groceries in one convenient stop. And it was good, but the concept continued to evolve. If Super WalMart was WalMart with a grocery store, then WalMart Neighborhood Market was the reverse: a grocery store without a WalMart, but with WalMart pricing. And it was good.
The thing that always irked me about the Super WalMart back in NC was that it was always, always so freakin' crowded. Then again, there wasn't one on every corner like it seemed to be here. They're much more plentiful. And the Neighborhood Market concept also thins the crowds: those who just need their groceries can just go to the Market and not have to battle the Super WalMart crowds. Also, the Market here is much closer than the Super WalMart there.
And on that note, I need to put my groceries away and make cookies (which I didn't do yesterday) and fold/put away laundry, which will wear me out to the point I'll need a nap. And it's not even noon yet.
Example: I needed to buy a can of whole corn. Safeway wanted a dollar for a can of corn. WalMart wanted 50 cents. WalMart wins.
Now, when I start doing special diets, like low-carb/sugar smart/gluten-free, I will pick up the specialty items (like all the different flours) at Sprouts or the like. But again, basic pantry items, primarily canned goods, it's off to WalMart.
And out here, there's something nifty, that I know I've talked about before. It's the WalMart Neighborhood Market concept. I think of it this way:
In the beginning, there was WalMart. And Sam Walton looked, and saw that it was good, but it could be better. And so he brought forth the Super WalMart, wherein one could buy jeans, shoes, a TV, and the week's groceries in one convenient stop. And it was good, but the concept continued to evolve. If Super WalMart was WalMart with a grocery store, then WalMart Neighborhood Market was the reverse: a grocery store without a WalMart, but with WalMart pricing. And it was good.
The thing that always irked me about the Super WalMart back in NC was that it was always, always so freakin' crowded. Then again, there wasn't one on every corner like it seemed to be here. They're much more plentiful. And the Neighborhood Market concept also thins the crowds: those who just need their groceries can just go to the Market and not have to battle the Super WalMart crowds. Also, the Market here is much closer than the Super WalMart there.
And on that note, I need to put my groceries away and make cookies (which I didn't do yesterday) and fold/put away laundry, which will wear me out to the point I'll need a nap. And it's not even noon yet.
