Posted on 03/10/2018 6:06:36 AM PST by Rebelbase
When Bob Schneider goes out on a Friday night, he no longer heads to the local singles bar. Instead, he goes to the grocery store.
“I once dated a woman from the potato section at Mariano’s,” says Mr. Schneider, a 67-year-old semiretired, twice-divorced lobbyist in Oak Brook, Ill. “The next thing you know we’re at the wine bar and then we’re dating.”
Supermarkets—those havens of the not-so-scintillating chore of scouring numbered aisles, pushing carts and perusing produce—are finding a new identity as a social hub in communities. Parents now bring their children here to play, retirees gather for Bingo, and singles find romance.
Grocery stores are fulfilling the new role as traditional gathering spots, from shopping malls to social clubs like Lions Clubs and Rotary International, continue to shrink from decades-earlier peaks. Malls, in particular, are in danger of extinction. Credit Suisse has projected that up to 25% of malls will close over the next five years, as the internet continues to reshape the way Americans shop.
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I read this article 20 yrs ago.
Cucumbers produce strange reactions. Cats, in particular, don’t like them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXv44YL_Gio
20 years on this site and I still can’t post a JPG. its a team effort!
I was looking for that.
Our brand new HEB’s and Walmart are chock full of (most likely) illegals (non-English speaking, grandma and a basketful of kids are in tow, etc.).
I noticed an influx after 0bie passed his insane ‘refugee’ EO, but it seems like there is a brand new influx.
What in the wide world of sports is going on?
This sounds delightful, but do believe in Texas adult beverages must be sipped outside the store’s premises once purchased. A challenge to keep abreast of each state’s alcohol laws. 50 states and different laws per county, beverage alcohol content (beer/wine, hard liquor) having their own regulations. Much easier to abstain from drinking. [period]
First of all, Rotary isn't a social club. And second, it's been in a slow downward spiral since they let in women.
“I am waiting for a woman to ask me if that’s a banana in my cart or am I just happy to see her!”
Thats why you don’t want to go to the store with any viagra floating around inside you. I’d hate to have to get on my knees and pretend to be looking for something on the bottom shelf...for an hour.
“Ok. So as a middle ground I can hang out in the beer section to find my alcoholic dates and spot those eating disorders based on what is in their carts!
The bulemics have ice cream and potato chips and the anorexics load up on lemons and laxatives. “
Also, a cart full of nothing but vegetables...you’d have a featherhead vegan on your hands.
It is not happening. I see these single-ish looking Jewish writer types in the store alone and they smile at me but with my brats in tow I’m sure they assume I’m married. And when I see a dad alone with his kids, I assume he is as well. And anyone who would actually approach me I would probably assume is a perv. So I’m not seeing the love connections in the Asian or paper towel aisle. Maybe I don’t know how to play.
Depends on the Wegmans. In less affluent areas the stores are far less nice, both in terms of selection and clientele.
The bulemics have ice cream and potato chips and the anorexics load up on lemons and laxatives.
Look for the girl who eats meat. If you pick a girl with only salads and non fat yogurt, don’t expect a lifetime of loving.
“The next thing you know we’re at the wine bar and then we’re dating.”
I’ve had the same dream.
Seriously that would be the absolute best outcome. For the normal schlub the next thing you know is begging the police to review the store’s security video to prove you didn’t do anything wrong.
Several times in years passed while shopping in this particular isle, men have come forward asking what type of flour does my woman need?
“A very convivial drinking stop that draws many male customers.”
Er...what “kind” of males??
Upscale liquor stores the best. Just check out the ones buying Grey Goose or Jose Cuervo 1.75 liters.
“Truth, last time I went to the grocery store (a couple weeks ago), I was appalled at how nasty, scruffy and ugly everyone was. “
Must have been in a Tucson store. Tats and piercings everywhere. Looks like a bunch of pirates and their whores on shore leave. Star wars bar scene.
“At one time, the best pick-up location in the Atlanta area, was the Publix in Vinings. MILFs, Cougars or the fresh college graduate. You either got them on the way home from work, in their heels and business clothes or yoga pants/gym clothes. Either way, the scenery was very nice.”
You are making me hungry.
I married the Jose Cuervo one. 35 years now. Interesting at times.
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