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On 6/13/2013 12:32 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:39:13 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:

On 6/13/2013 11:27 AM, wrote:

Since they installed "pay at the pump" for gas, I go into one of those
"shop and rob" places less than once a year.
The last time was looking for "Mexican Coke" several years ago but
they have that everywhere now (Publix, Costco etc)

We go in all the time. Good friends with the owner, milk and bread is
the same price as parking a mile away, walking into a Stop and Shop
designed only to was as much time as possible as you work your way to
the very furthest corner to get a gallon of milk, then stand there
waiting for some idiot to make the self checkout work.... Gatoraide is 2
for 3 dollars, we grab at least two a day when we get our gas. Not to
mention, gas is cheaper if you go in and pay cash....

Down here Publix is giving the shop and rob businesses a real run for
the money. You can get in and out pretty fast, the milk is fresher and
they have a full deli where you can get a fresh sandwich and drink for
less than the gas station places.
The places with tiered gas prices usually give you the cash price for
a debit transaction.
I am not really "on the road" that much anyway. If I am going very far
(anywhere out of Florida) I fly

The places where we vacation are far more likely to have a mom and pop
general store/gas station than any chain convenience outlet.

Yeah, the grocery stores up here are still all about keeping you walking
around as long as possible. I have seen one on the far side of the state
that advertized bread, milk, ice etc... "all at front of store" but none
around here.. Grocery stores around here put the dairy at the furthest
point from the door, and the deli/bread, exactly opposite in the other
rear corner... A chain called Price Chopper is the worst, Isles are more
like moving around on a chess board, you just can't go from one side of
the store to the other or front to back without several turns and
detours, not even across the back or front of the store...

Grocery store layout and techniques are a science, they hire a lot of
people with psychology degrees, etc. just to figure out how to get your
money.