Last semester I did my shopping at Whole Foods, which I now realize is sort of like the Nordstrom of food stores. There is a lot of high end stuff that I know should be appealing but I just can't really imagine myself buying. Where was the Kohl's I was used to? And end up spending $98.49....on each item. But today I ventured down Davenport Avenue and found the diamond in the rough that I had only heard rumors of... Safeway. Finally there were things I was used to, and was comfortable with! I was able to buy my plain old jeans and t-shirts (and by that i mean Arizona Iced Tea and non-organic fruits...remember the clothing store analogy?...forget about it.)
And to top it all off, even the cashiers and patrons were hometown friendly! The lovely 7-month pregnant woman who rang me up asked about approximately 12 different card or coupons I might have that would save me money, until she found one. Apparently they understand the whole "poor college kid" thing, and i saved 30% just for going to school here! How very sympathetic of them. But when the girl behind me in line asked if I was a dancer because of the way my feet were placed in 3rd position, I simply smiled and politely shook my head... I didn't have the heart to tell her that I was actually just crossing my legs because I really had to pee.
Classy, right? Good thing I got out of Whole Foods.
terrific commentary.. world class
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