Coming from a European town that boasts two small grocery stores each the size of Dillon's fruit and vegetable section, I found myself overwhelmed, no, paralyzed with the selection.
I'm not saying I didn't like the variety - but have I really been away that long? :(
Every single kind you can imagine...
A cake like one of these neon specimens costs about 125 dollars where I live. My daughters dream...
Finally some American cheese.
And of all this delicious ham can you guess which one I chose to taste? Liverwurst... just like when I was a kid. Nostalgia got the better of me but the truth is it doesn't taste as good as my fertile imagination would like it to.
More akin to ... catfood? :)
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Beautiful displays.
Difficult to choose.
Costas
We are a nation of abundance for sure. Hey, I love Liverwurst, meow, meow.
This post struck home as this small town we're living in has 2 small grocery stores. Whenever we travel the choices in other places are. Overwhelming as those you have shown here.
Oh you are spoiled rotten!! I am glad I don't have to choose because I would overspend.....!No choices to be made ,oh no,buy,buy,buy,buy,,,
Choices....sometimes I think we have too many - and don't appreciate!
$125 DOLLARS????? I would make her one for free;)
It was good for you to be overwhelmed with choices for a change, Allie.
I agree that nothing is as good as we imagined.. time changes everything eventually.
Family must be thrilled you are home :)
hugs,
Pam
Too many choices I think, would appreciate things to be on a smaller scale.
so much of everything-I can see problems from my perspective:)
the land of plenty...the land of excess...the land of waste...
Wow! It is a little crazy, isn't it? I never thought that it would be a shock to anyone who doesn't live here full-time. I always wondered why we can't just have one butter, one milk, etc.
Coming from a small rural place with tiny little grocery stores, that market would probably overwhelm me! I love that selection of fresh fruit - wow!
It must seem a little silly to have so many choices! I know I try to avoid grocery shopping in Target or Walmart becuase I walk away with a thousand things I dont need. We try to use the farmers markets as much as possible!
How in the world could anyone pick just one. Great shots, now I'm hungry.(o:
Wow,
there is certainly plenty of choice there.
Too many choices make it more difficult to chose.
It all looks good though.
Hope all is well with you and that you
are getting better weather than us here in Ireland,
wet, windy and awful.
Almost the weekend, yippee!!
x Fiona
Look at all that syrup...I need to send you some of the good stuff.
Cheesecake!!!!
The things we take for granted... :)
The things we take for granted... :)
This reminds me of coming home after living in Russia and buying our food on the street from kiosks and basement stores used as bakeries. Coming home was quite a shock. I am thankful for the choices I am afforded as a US citizen but sometimes I wonder if it is this freedom to choose that binds me most.
Thoughtfully yours
Love you,
Debbie
Hear, hear! I often feel roped into marketing tactics, be it for "super" stores or for 5 kinds of a particular brand. Unfortunately, variety and cheapness of "fake" food items do not equate to quality and nutrition.
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