SportKite1 wrote:
>
> albeit on a small scale.
>
> The intimate, full service health food store I've been managing for 2 years on
> this tiny little barrier island has been taken over by a discounter.
>
> The fresh Organic Produce - Gone
> The only organic vegetarian deli on the Island - including soups, salads,
> sandwiches, fresh vegie juices and pure food smoothies - Gone
> The specialty health and body care items our locals and tourists have come to
> depend on - Gone.
> The herbal apothecary including a vast and wonderful liquid extract selection
> and teas - Gone
> Homeopathy - Gone
>
> Replaced by discount Vitamins and Groceries. A warehouse store. They even
> blocked the Chi by installing fixtures in the front window. No one can see in,
> no one can see out.
>
> No more Juice Bar where folks gathered to discuss Island goings on, world
> matters, music or anything else that came to mind.
> No more tables and chairs for tourists to drink their water or nosh on snacks
> in between Island activities.
> No more incense, aromatherapy, candles, wind chimes, artwork and spiritually
> oriented greeting cards.
>
> My heart is breaking.
> Ellen

Ack! Don't you just hate it when that happens? I've gone through
such things a few times. Now I guess I should be relatively happy
that my current small HFS has ONLY decided to do away with the
grocery section and sell used clothes instead.
--
Jean B.