Change is….well, change. #18

Happy summer friends!! Is this year flying or what?!

Last April (2018) 1 of our 2 (not counting the walmarts) grocery stores went out of business. This was a home town owned and operated store. I cannot imagine the headaches owning/running a business such as this, creates. The owners have since relocated to the lake. And seem to be living their best life, I’m happy for them. Good people, right there. They ran a great grocery store, the carryouts were trained to take out a gallon of milk, if the customer wanted. Sometimes it was busy but all hands on deck when that was the case…no empty checkstands. It was a great place to see your neighbors and friends and visit a spell. I miss that store.

We also have a Dillons grocery store, owned by the Kroger Corp. I actually worked at this Dillons back in the late 70’s, early 80’s. They really have the best produce in town and the store is clean with a good selection of items. Then we have the walmarts. I shop at both places but it took me a good 6 weeks after Country Mart closed to remember to buy milk either place. 🤦‍♀️

Earlier this spring, the walmarts under went a huge rework. Like almost every aisle was revamped, moved, changed around, etc. Change is hard. I shop on a mission…get in, get out, get home, get that stuff carried in and put away. Then wonder what the heck is for dinner. And who’s cooking it…😉 Anyway. I’m sure they have a team or a committee or 1 guy that figures what sells, what doesn’t and how many people buy what. However, it seems as though the shelves are empty a lot of the time. I waited 6 weeks before they restocked some vanilla I use. I almost sent someone to Mexico to get me some. Not really. They did away with 10 lb bags of Gold Medal flour, 6 lb cans of Crisco shortening, all Wesson vegetable oil, some Birdseye frozen rice we like, the Asian section is only thisbig now, our favorite Charmin can only be purchased in the mega 12 roll package (for $13!), along with several other items I need in my life. This doesn’t cause me great distress, most days, but it does frustrate me, most days. When the toilet paper is more than 10% of the cost of your $120.48 shopping trip, a person feels like they have dysentery or something. And it barely fits in my cabinet but we won’t run out for awhile. There is that.

So Sam….take note from an old, set in her ways, gal….leave it be. For many years. Give us a chance to figure out the new placement so when we make our lists, we can methodically go down each aisle, in our mind! Backtracking is the devil’s footfall. And get some 6 pack packages of Aloe Charmin, some Wesson vegetable oil and 6 lb cans of Crisco, okay?

Thanks for listening to my rant, have a blessed week. I’ll be talking to you!