Looking for Love

I went out on a date last night.   I’m looking for a new love in my life.   This potential love wasn’t completely new to me, but there had been many changes recently.   Almost everything was in a different place.   Of course I’m talking about the most special relationship a man has; the one with his grocery store.  

I stopped on my way home last night at the Raleigh Hills Fred Meyer.   They completely remodeled the store a couple of years ago and it is much nicer than it had been.   I walked in to the expansive store and started wandering around.   This is the way I like to shop.   I just stroll around until something strikes me.   I turned in to a random aisle and looked to my left.   Condoms, nice! I continued up the aisle and less than 10 feet from condoms was a huge selection of pacifiers.  I swear it’s true, condoms and pacifiers on the same aisle, pretty much right next to each other.   I can’t decide if this was an oversight or just really clever marketing.

I continued on toward the meat counter.   It was nice.   They had a good, not great, selection of fresh fish and meat.   There was also a good selection of cheese in that area.   I perused my options.  From there, I headed over to one of the most important areas for me, the wine section.  It was big and well organized.   I did a couple of quick price comparisons with wines I know.   It was pretty typical. Some wines were priced okay, some were too high.   I would need to be careful here.

I walked over toward dairy and grabbed some butter and milk; nothing out of the ordinary there.   I hit the condiment aisle because I needed some horseradish.  This was okay as well.   I had only one more stop, produce.   I headed over and wandered through the fresh fruits and vegetables.   What a disappointment!   They had the basic staples but nothing very unique or interesting.   Oh well, I guess all dates can’t work out perfectly.   Maybe I should give them a break.   It is the middle of winter after all.  I went home with everything I needed and overall the prices were fair.   I’m not in love though.   I’m sure we’ll go out again and maybe she can win me over.   Right now though, I’m still seeing other stores.