Wednesdays are the day of the week that I go grocery shopping. Our local grocery store, which is only found in the Midwest, has a promotional perk on Wednesdays. They call it “Health Market Wednesdays” whereby any items in the “health market,” including all organic and chemical free items, receive a ten percent discount. I find that to be a great reason to go grocery shopping on Wednesdays!
This particular Wednesday was not any different than most Wednesdays. I got both kids dressed and loaded into the car along with my grocery list and reusable grocery sacks. My son really seems to enjoy going to the grocery store, seeing all the different kinds of food, and sometimes giving me suggestions of what to buy (I have a list and a budget to stick to so unless his suggestions are on my list and within our budget, he requests are not granted). There are several locations of this particular grocery store in our area but I like to go to the one that has the best organic and chemical free selection. However today as I was getting ready to turn into the parking lot I realized that the entrance that I normally used was barricaded. So I drove around to the other entrance only to find it barricaded as well. I found this to be quite strange. I had to pause for a few seconds to figure out what to do. After the initial shock, I turned around, and headed towards another location. After a quick perusal of the isles, I realized that their “health market” items were not only scarce but the few items they did have were more expensive. At this point my son is getting antsy and my daughter is now awake from her usual grocery shopping nap.
(To be continued …)