A few miles from my home is one of two
grocery stores in the small town of Forsyth Missouri. The one I
prefer (and which is also the closest) is called Country Mart. I like
this store for the great variety of foodstuffs offered not to mention
the very efficient checkout staff.
As I am also a very OCD kind of
individual, I like to keep good records on what I purchase there. I
keep the records in a data file and am about to produce a number of
useful reports as a result. This report shown at right, reflects my
purchases on a typical Saturday in September. I generally like to shop about twice a week, getting only the items I would need for the next several days. And, as a person living on a fixed income, I look for generic or for stuff on sale. Still, I've noticed that the cost of groceries has slowly crept upwards over time. Seriously, twenty bucks just don't buy all that much anymore.
If I were to state any complaints, it would be the manner in which you 'save' on particular items. I've always felt that these supposed savings are somewhat contrived. Just give me the best deal you can and I would be happy!
