I was overjoyed to listen to a popular talk show and hear of the many specials and discounts at my former food store chain in eastern New Providence was offering to callers.<\/p>\n
I was a regular shopper at the food store chain, but of late, I have found myself as a refugee in its rival’s store in the South.<\/p>\n
To my surprise the store promoter was issuing gift certificates like they were going out of style, and boy I was overjoyed like a Jew in Moscow all ready, set to be heading back to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
Rather than going to the store in the south, which is bare like the cupboard of ‘Mudder Hubbard’, I decided to visit the store in the east and to my surprise I was shocked!<\/p>\n
Finding bread was like looking for a needle in a haystack, but yet, there was no hay or needle! The shelves were empty as if Irene had visited the store.<\/p>\n
Limited items were stacked to the front of the shelves like rocks on the edge of a cliff, offering no other choice. The meat selections were few. I could not find Hellmanns Mayonnaise to mix my potato salad.<\/p>\n
The store looked as if it had been in the middle of the British riots; raided and all! The picture reminded me of a store in the centre of Kabul; empty in distress.<\/p>\n
And then I wondered, how come that talk show host, who does talk everything he sees, didn\u2019t see that store was on life support.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t believe everything ya hear, go and check things out for yourself!<\/p>\n
Mom and Pap stores are on the rise again, this writer gone back to shopping at Ms Mary, at least she have mayonnaise and the very best Hellmanns!<\/p>\n
C. B. Pinder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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