On a similar note (apologies for web creep) I have become more partial to Walmart, after not setting a foot in a store for 16 years, since they now have a decent minimum wage, allow parking overnight for people living in their cars and supply a lot of the Electrify America charging stations.
After multiple dustups over their Charitable contributions, CFA did change their policies on charities they support. They seem to be intentionally avoiding political causes in recent years.
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Maybe. Iāll give them some credit for trying but I donāt think their cow mascot is celebrating pride month or anything.
Ditto for Wal Mart, I think they have become at least somewhat better. I do appreciate them working on the EV chargers! Unsure if thatās good will or just another way to make a buck.
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I love burnt tar flavor!!!
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God I love fast food. I always feel like a real piece of trash waiting in line at the drive through to order but once I sink my teeth into a burger and some fries all the problems in the world go away
I think Iām having Arbyās for lunch today
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I have only gone into a Walmart as a last resort for the last 15 years. This is usually while on vacation and itās just about the only option nearby.
Prepackaged groceries are obviously the same as any other store, but i really found no other reason to go there more regularly. Everything just seems like itās the lowest quality available. I remember when i did shop there, just about everything either died or fell apart shortly after purchase, eroding any savings from shopping there to begin with.
Thereās an Arbyās right by my hair dresser and it takes at least 3 hours to get my hair done which frequently includes a mealtime, so I nearly always bring Arbyās in with me. And thatās often the only fast food Iāve had since my previous appointment, but Iām definitely self-conscious that pretty much every single time my hair dresser sees me Iām eating Arbyās.
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My sons girlfriends grandpa died around Thanksgiving last year. He had been on a low sodium no sugar diet for 10 years prior to passing so now her grandma has been eating pizza, Arbyās, and McDonaldās every day for dinner. She has already been in the hospital twice for almost having a stroke. Sheās like Iām 82 and my husband is already gone, Iām ready go too and I love this food.
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Wal Mart is actually quite nice now. They stepped their game up over the last 5 years in our area and especially so since the pandemic. Iām in the Midwest and I think Kroger has kind of gone downhill over the last decade. Iāll go to Meijer and Wal Mart over Kroger now.
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I couldnāt bear that. It takes me about two minutes. Three if Iām doing beard, shaving and various other old man hair related pruning.
Itās been a downhill progression. I used to go to a salon. Then I kept my hair shorter so I started going to a barber because they do menās short hair better. Then covid hit and I dusted off the home clippers. Havenāt looked back.
I appreciate that may not be an option for all goaāers.
Yeah at that point certainly her choice.
I recall visiting my grandma when she was 88 and I later mentioned to my uncle (who asked me how she seemed) that she spilled her wine at dinner.
My uncle was incredulous. WINE?!?!?! Sheās not supposed to be drinking on her medication.
Ok Uncle, but seriously:
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No one ever told me she wasnāt supposed to have wine.
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She wouldnāt have listened to me if Iād tried to stop it.
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I wouldnāt have tried to stop it even had 1 & 2 not been true because that is 100% her choice. If sheād rather have wine with dinner and die at 90 instead of not having wine with dinner and die at 93ā¦ that is completely up to her, not me.
Uncle likes his drink and heās married to an alcoholic (who was even more upset about grandmaās wine than he was) so it seemed incredibly hypocritical.
Very true, although the variance is huge. It is not uncommon for me to drive past the location 0.5 miles from my house to get to the one thatās 4 miles from my house as the 4 mile one is so much better.
Itās certainly a faster round-trip to order online & pick up from the 4 mile location than the 0.5 mile location.
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Oh when Iām doing it I put a serum in it, comb it, the end.
But I do pay the stylist to cover the gray. That takes forever, but I post on GoActuary so itās not so bad.
a governmentally induced minimum wage is a bad idea.
Is it governmentally induced? I didnāt see anything to suggest that.
IMO, the term āminimum wageā implies a legal restriction.
That said, I stumbled over the post because it seemed to imply āstarting wageā rather than āminimum wageā. Iām not actually sure which you meant.
Yes, I meant starting wage, sorry for the confusion. They referred to it as minimum hourly wage in this article, so thatās why I used that term -
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Yeah, thatās awkwardly worded IMO.
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Agree about the quality variance with Kroger. Here we have both very nice Kroger stores as well as some old dingy ones. The one near me is decent. I generally prefer the adjacent Publix, but there are a few things that Kroger does a little better.