Walkin' down main street, gettin' to know the concrete
truepenny discovered today that our local independent grocery store is going out of business. So. Guess my options are Pick 'N Save or Pick 'N Save. I suppose there's always Wal-Mart, but let's be real here--I'm not a Wal-Mart shopper. Particularly when it comes to groceries. Actually, you won't catch me in the Pick 'N Save either. And, even though no one asked me, I gotta tell ya, I don't need no Dollar Store.
In all honesty, I can't really get very irate about this. I'm disappointed, even a bit depressed. No, this won't do much to my grocery shopping; I mostly picked up odds and ends at the local market--peanut butter, cold cuts, the occasional gallon of organic skim milk. The bulk of my grocery buying has been and will continue to be done at my wonderful local Co-Op.
But. And, so. I'm disappointed that profit has won out over people. I'm sad that being profitable, well-run, and community-focused isn't enough to keep a business open in small-town America. I'm appalled ("with two 'p's!") at the thought of Yet Another Chain StoreTM invading that same small town.
In all honesty, I can't really get very irate about this. I'm disappointed, even a bit depressed. No, this won't do much to my grocery shopping; I mostly picked up odds and ends at the local market--peanut butter, cold cuts, the occasional gallon of organic skim milk. The bulk of my grocery buying has been and will continue to be done at my wonderful local Co-Op.
But. And, so. I'm disappointed that profit has won out over people. I'm sad that being profitable, well-run, and community-focused isn't enough to keep a business open in small-town America. I'm appalled ("with two 'p's!") at the thought of Yet Another Chain StoreTM invading that same small town.