Jessie finally got here for dinner

[judy]

The supermarket is changing ownership, and they are remodeling.

Like you, I live in a very small town. We don't even have a supermarket, but this one is in the next town over. There are several close enough, but not to run out in an hour or so to quickly buy food for company.

I should make the monthly trip to Walmart and just stock up. It's about an hour away. I'm just not used to stocking up. I only buy for the week. It saves a fortune and I don't end up with tons of food to eat.

[DianaB]

I try to buy groceries to last a week and when we go to Wal-mart I stock up on things that are a lot cheaper than they are at the grocery store. Also when things are on sale I buy a lot. I have a huge pantry so I have a lot of storage.

[judy]

I also buy stuff that keeps on sale. I now have 5 cans of cranberry sauce, 4 cans of evaporated milk, about 30 chicken tenders and frozen green beans to last a while.

I never thought I would feel this way, but what I would give for a nearby Walmart!!!

Brooklynites don't like stores like Walmart. It takes away from the Mom & Pop stores that are such a big part of the Brooklyn culture. They are also big and ugly.
Up here there's enough room for big and ugly.

[DianaB]

Our nearest Wal-mart is 30 miles so I can understand. Actually we go quite often because we're always running to another town to eat out so we just pop into Wal-mart while we're there. We have a little Alco store and a Dollar General that helps to fill in the gap. I've really tried to cut back on shopping at Wal-mart. I don't like some of their policies and how they push out the Mom and Pop stores but it seems like there's always something I need to pick up.