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Good Sunday Morning to you all, and welcome to General Store week. We
will be looking at grocers from the past. We start with this picture
of a general store, taken in 1914. I like how there is both a Model
T, and a horse and buggy out front. One mode of transportation on its
way out, and one on its way in. I note the chickens running around
the store, and would be willing to bet that their fresh, free range
eggs would be available for purchase in the store. My gripes with
modern grocery stores are very similar to my gripes with modern gas
stations. The first gripe is the sameness. Visiting a grocery store
is almost like visiting a hospital. Everything is so sterile and
predictable. Each one is the same, and grocery shopping becomes a
chore, not something you look forward to. Growing up, the grocery
stores were individually owned by owner/proprietors. Each one
reflected the individual tastes of the owner, and the local
community. They were a place to not only buy groceries, but to also
visit with folks and catch up on what was happening around town. My
biggest gripe is how chain stores have those huge idiotic signs
hanging every 4 foot from the ceiling. The signs are agarishlime
green, and scream at you "LOWER PRICES", "JUST LOWER PRICES", "ALWAYS
LOWER PRICES", "LOOK HERE FOR LOWER PRICES". The signs make
menauseous, and I significantly resent the blatant attempt
atsubconsciousmanipulation. You know, they think that if they keep
flashing those signs at me every three feet, I will become programmed
that they actually have to best prices. I would much prefer a warmer
and more subtle shopping experience where I did not feel like I was
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