14 August 2012

Shopping In The Country

On the way home from work yesterday, I called into the supermarket in the small town near by to get some milk, bread and fruit.

Our little supermarket has 3 short aisles, but you can get most things there, and the prices are reasonable. I purchased 12 litres of milk, enough bananas and apples for a week, and a couple of loaves of bread. You can be guaranteed to run into 3 or 4 people who you know, or (in my case anyway) know who I am.


As I was paying, I was chatting to the sales assistant who, despite me not having ever spoken to her before, knew where I taught, and on which days. She knew too that I buy milk in bulk. There is not much privacy in small town living!

What I do love about small town living is that when I need to drag my 12 litres of milk and umpteen kilograms of fruit out to the car, they ding a little bell, and a teen-aged boy appears, picks up my bags, and carries them out the door to the car (parked directly out the front), and pops them in the boot for me! With a chirpy greeting too!

It's like living in the 1950's - and I love it!

9 comments:

  1. Oh I would actually go near a shop if I could get lovely service like this....instead hubby does the shopping. I do so envy you :)

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  2. ohhhh customer service.... i think i may just remember what that is! Love that your local provides you with some good old fashioned love like that :) \


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  3. Oh so jealous. That sounds so blissful. I love the idea of people carrying my shopping out to the car for me.

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  4. Oh I am jealous, that sounds great

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  5. I call it smalltownitis - I'm currently writing a series of blog posts on it lol

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  6. That is good service. They would just look at you with a frown at my local. Rachel x

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  7. We get the car delivery with the shopping too. V helpful. Plus if the queue is more than two deep they automatically open another till.... Almost makes up for the didgy fruit and veg. Almost.

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  8. I love the idea of living somewhere like that. Must be a womderful community atmosphere

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  9. I grew up in the country and am thrilled that in my current- very urban - neck of the city, I have found the country equivalent. The local greengrocer who gives car service, the local businesses where I am now a regular, and local friends. I feel like I live in a close community and I love it.

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