George wrote on Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:07 -0500:

Jean B. wrote:
Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Mon 12 May 2008 05:47:31p, Jean B. told us...
Thanks anyway. I'll try to remember to look next time I'm
in the store. Or maybe I should say "next time I can find
the soup in the store". (They are remodeling.)

We just went through that with my favorite store, or should
I say what used to be my favorite store? I can't find a
damned thing now.

I have yet to see the rationale. The last time, it just
seemed to be busy work. Why do stores just change where
things are anyway? :-(

It's the Walmart syndrome. Ever been in the supermarket at a
Super Walmart? Every damned week they move the things on the
aisles around and even change the aisles. Their marketing
people are hoping you will get confused and have to wander
around and the more you wander the more you will buy. The main
reason I don't shop there.
..
Sometimes it's a bit weird! Yesterday, I tried to buy some
ordinary rice at the local Giant. There was an aisle labelled
"Rice" but all that was there was the dumb precooked stuff like
Uncle Ben's. I had to go to the "Imported" aisle to find regular
rice (grown in the US!)
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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