Vincent at the supermarket
Flying Originally uploaded by carlosluis. This Flickr set is awesome: “I always have my camera with me and the supermarket has proven a fun place… Read More »Vincent at the supermarket
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Happy Grocery II
Happy Grocery II Originally uploaded by Terry Bain. Oh joy, it’s the Happy Grocery!
mygrocerydeals.com: An independent source for flyer deals and healthy meals
“Find your flyer deals fast! Click to search specials, pick the best deals, save bundles in store… We want all grocery shoppers to save time… Read More »mygrocerydeals.com: An independent source for flyer deals and healthy meals
Just two items on this list: Diet Coke and Mentos
“The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments: What happens when you combine 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? It’s amazing and… Read More »Just two items on this list: Diet Coke and Mentos
Grocery nightmare: Teen’s eating habits keep changing
“By the time meal preparations loomed in the late afternoon, the Crown Prince had had it with being a vegetarian. The whole phase lasted about… Read More »Grocery nightmare: Teen’s eating habits keep changing
Meijer to rent carts with videos
“Meijer has come up with a new way to keep the kids occupied while mom and dad shop for groceries: Play videos for them. Meijer… Read More »Meijer to rent carts with videos
Let’s have a Grocetry (not a poetry) Slam
I’m not sure why, but I added a button to each list so you can record yourself reciting the things on the lists. It uses… Read More »Let’s have a Grocetry (not a poetry) Slam
Kids pushing minicarts are a shopping hazard
Old person rant of the day: “A questionable lure, at least to my way of thinking, for parents and pint-size customers is miniature grocery carts.… Read More »Kids pushing minicarts are a shopping hazard
Free books! It’s the June GLC giveaway!
The free books are gone! | While we’re hard at work on our own book, let’s give away some others: The first person to write… Read More »Free books! It’s the June GLC giveaway!
Whole Foods Market: An Open Letter to Michael Pollan
“Michael Pollan’s new book The Omnivore’s Dilemma has been near the top of the best seller’s list since it was published in April, and it… Read More »Whole Foods Market: An Open Letter to Michael Pollan
Dianne, cashier
dianne Originally uploaded by Paul Gosney. Dianne has been a cashier in the ‘Victoria Mart’ Kings Cross, Sydney Australia for 18 years. (Photo by Paul… Read More »Dianne, cashier
Armed with a grocery cart, and a critical eye
“With all the choices, what’s a shopper to do? A food activist offers advice, aisle by aisle.”
What the NY Times doesn’t know might hurt you
“In [Wednesday’s] edition of the Dining and Wine section of the New York Times, there appears an article about New York City’s Greenmarket (a consortium… Read More »What the NY Times doesn’t know might hurt you
Random Top 10 goodness!
Since I am supposed to be working on my book about the grocery lists, I thought it would be a good time to procrastinate and… Read More »Random Top 10 goodness!
On your mark, get set, grill!
“Rush-hour traffic has progressed from unusually heavy to virtually unbearable… But, we’re talking about carts, not cars. The traffic jam in question is at the… Read More »On your mark, get set, grill!
Monitor picks (and more)
A quick mention in the Christian Science Monitor: “We all write grocery lists, but Bill Keaggy may be the only person who collects them.” Also,… Read More »Monitor picks (and more)
GLC book: I want your grocery lists!
Hey I still need lists (or scans of lists) from the states listed below. Send yours — or a found list — and you could… Read More »GLC book: I want your grocery lists!
Of shopping lists and shoplifters
“The three shopping lists below are scrawled on the back of business cards I find after we have a certain customer visit the store. Since… Read More »Of shopping lists and shoplifters
With vitamin-enriched foods, more isn’t always better
“Her childbearing years are decades behind her, but Barbara Koblin, a 59-year-old L.A. business owner, still takes a prenatal multivitamin. She takes a handful of… Read More »With vitamin-enriched foods, more isn’t always better
Wal-Mart tops local police calls, sheriff’s office finds
“Wal-Mart isn’t just the number-one retailer in the universe. It also leads the way in calls for help to local police. No west-county property generates… Read More »Wal-Mart tops local police calls, sheriff’s office finds