It seems like every time I go grocery shopping at Publix, I swear them off. I spend a small fortune and cringe as I pay their overinflated prices. For one week of well-planned food, it was $225.00, even with $36.00 in coupon savings. (Keep in mind, I live in outrageously expensive South Florida. Fuel is about $3.50/gallon now and milk is $7.00/gallon.)
"Next time, I'm shopping at Wal-Mart!"
But I can never do it.
Let me EMPHATICALLY say that I am not predjudiced in any way, shape or form. The fact remains, that I live in South Florida and that non-english speaking illegal aliens are the majority. As a relatively young woman, when I go to Wal-Mart, I get cat-called, stared down, 'brushed' against and on one occasion even groped, and this demographic has ALWAYS been the culprit. It terrifies me to go anywhere but my local Publix, especially since I am typically grocery shopping at night and have to make the trek across the 5 football field long parking lot in the dark. Its so frustrating. Even when I bring the hubby, its uncomfortable at best.
I was hoping to find a grocery delivery service, but there isn't one in my area.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Grocery Store Groping Rant
March 4th, 2008 at 07:17 am
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March 4th, 2008 at 07:24 am
By the way, gas here is over $3.50 a gallon! Milk, thankfully is still under $5.00 a gallon. I think Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area and Hawaii all go back and forth with the worst gas prices.
March 4th, 2008 at 08:24 am
I normally go to three different grocery stores. I go to Publix, Winn Dixie, and Sedano's. I like the local produce at Sedano's. I buy whatever is on sale at the other 2 stores. I go over the sales and my coupons to make my grocery list. My superwalmart is too far away to make it cost effective for me to shop there.
If you shop at Publix, you can request someone to take your grocery cart out. Like you, I'm not crazy about shopping at night unless I'm with another person.
March 4th, 2008 at 08:35 am
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March 4th, 2008 at 08:49 pm
I don't have any fantastic ideas about your situation. One cheap possibility is to age yourself and make yourself unappealing in a quick and easy way. Wearing a pair of very, very, very low prescription reading glasses might do it...call it the Dorothy Parker solution. Another is to subliminally growl as you walk past. It worked for me when I was 23 ... then again, I've always worn glasses.
May 12th, 2008 at 05:18 pm
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