Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by nradov on Thursday November 04, 2021 @08:39AM
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People prefer to buy all of their weekly groceries at a single store instead of chasing all over town, and they want to spend as little as possible. This is totally rational. You can't expect them to shop at nearby stores if the selection is poor, prices are high, and parking is limited.
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Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by secabeen on Thursday November 04, 2021 @12:41PM
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> People prefer to buy all of their weekly groceries at a single store instead of chasing all over town
Right. The change only works when you switch to a model of buying your daily groceries, because the market is close, and smaller, and quick to get in and out of. You may still make a weekly or bi-weekly trip to the big market in a car to get bulk stuff, but each day's meals are based around the perishables that you bought earlier that day or the day before.
(Yes, this is hard, and it only worked for us when we lived in Chicago, and the market was a few blocks away or we passed by grocers on the way to and from work, but it was a nice way to live.)