Thursday, April 11

 
Supermarket Gripes are the Same the World Over

Here's something to ponder the next time you're standing in the 10-items-or-less aisle behind three people whose carts are overflowing with merchandise but who can intimidate the high-school sophomore into accepting them anyway - things aren't much better in England, the alleged "nation of shopkeepers." Catherine Sleep, editor of the food-news site just-food.com, lists her pet supermarket peeves - make that "whinges," a much more interesting word - including price deception, inadequate product knowledge and lack of convenient alternatives. She pokes as much fun at herself as she does at the "major multiples."
posted by Unknown 9:00 AM