Seeing Toy Story 3 on Friday night was bittersweet for me. You see, I have an "Andy" of my own going off to college in the fall--and he too loved Woody with all his heart.
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
The New Savemart
The NEW and IMPROVED Savemart opened in our neighborhood this week.
We have shopped at the OLD and WORNOUT Savemart since moving to Modesto in 1992. At that time, the spot where the NEW and IMPROVED Savemart is now located, was a huge watermelon field! We visited the NEW and IMPROVED Savemart on Thursday--here are my impressions:
1. It is very crowded--where did all these people shop before last Wednesday?? It was definitely not at the old Savemart.
2. No running in to grab some milk. The place is huge. I hear that on opening day they were handing out maps so people could find their way around.
3. The cream cheese is located with the cheese products by the produce section--which is not by the butter and yogurt which is by the milk section.
4. The milk, butter and yogurt section is separated from all the rest of the food by the drug store section--NOT a fan of this layout.
5. They do have a pretty cool olive bar--if you are an olive lover, which by the way I am.
6. They have some pretty unusual produce. Not quite sure how to cook it, they need to hand out recipes.
7. They have a "sample kitchen". They prepare samples here instead of at the card table at the front of the old store.
8. The old store is now an empty building, just what we need in Modesto--another empty building.
9. No one seems to know my name, or care if I've already been in once that day and obviously have forgotten something, or wonders if I'm still going to the gym, or asks about my kids, or asks if I need help unloading my cart.
10. I almost forgot the best part--the exterior of the store is ugly. They could have done much better. First, it is in parts, a kind of ugly orange. There is a huge metal?? facade with a Salvation Army sign?? AND best of all--the teleports--these bizarre neon glass cases that obviously transport you to the mother ship....
I wish they would transport me back to the old store, I miss it.....
We have shopped at the OLD and WORNOUT Savemart since moving to Modesto in 1992. At that time, the spot where the NEW and IMPROVED Savemart is now located, was a huge watermelon field! We visited the NEW and IMPROVED Savemart on Thursday--here are my impressions:
1. It is very crowded--where did all these people shop before last Wednesday?? It was definitely not at the old Savemart.
2. No running in to grab some milk. The place is huge. I hear that on opening day they were handing out maps so people could find their way around.
3. The cream cheese is located with the cheese products by the produce section--which is not by the butter and yogurt which is by the milk section.
4. The milk, butter and yogurt section is separated from all the rest of the food by the drug store section--NOT a fan of this layout.
5. They do have a pretty cool olive bar--if you are an olive lover, which by the way I am.
6. They have some pretty unusual produce. Not quite sure how to cook it, they need to hand out recipes.
7. They have a "sample kitchen". They prepare samples here instead of at the card table at the front of the old store.
8. The old store is now an empty building, just what we need in Modesto--another empty building.
9. No one seems to know my name, or care if I've already been in once that day and obviously have forgotten something, or wonders if I'm still going to the gym, or asks about my kids, or asks if I need help unloading my cart.
10. I almost forgot the best part--the exterior of the store is ugly. They could have done much better. First, it is in parts, a kind of ugly orange. There is a huge metal?? facade with a Salvation Army sign?? AND best of all--the teleports--these bizarre neon glass cases that obviously transport you to the mother ship....
I wish they would transport me back to the old store, I miss it.....
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