You've waited for it; now, here it is
Mar 9, 2018 14:02:50 GMT
Post by overrated on Mar 9, 2018 14:02:50 GMT
Yes, friends, at long last: An SH.tv thread about....GROCERY SHOPPING!
A thread for all things grocery.
Whether you just "go to the store" or instead "make groceries" (as they say in New Orleans), whether you call it a cart or a basket or a buggy, whether you clip coupons or print your own, this thread is for you.
Let's hear about your favorite stores (and least favorite). Do you remember the day the big supermarket opened in town? Tell us about it. This thread is for nostalgia, price comparisons, and everything in between.
The concept of a self-service grocery store was developed by entrepreneur Clarence Saunders and his Piggly Wiggly stores. His first store opened in 1916. Saunders was awarded a number of patents for the ideas he incorporated into his stores.
Piggly Wiggly was the first true self-service grocery store. It was founded on September 6, 1916, at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. A replica of the original store has been constructed in the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium, a mansion that Saunders built as his private residence, which was later sold to the city.
At the time of its founding, grocery stores did not allow their customers to gather their own goods. Instead, a customer would give a list of items to a clerk, who would then go through the store himself, gathering them. This created a greater cost, therefore higher prices.
Piggly Wiggly introduced the innovation of allowing customers to go through the store, gathering their own goods. This cut costs, allowing for lower prices.
Now up to five pages because, well, GROCERIES!
forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/lets-go-to-the-store-a-thread-that-will-bring-home-the-groceries.695484/
A thread for all things grocery.
Whether you just "go to the store" or instead "make groceries" (as they say in New Orleans), whether you call it a cart or a basket or a buggy, whether you clip coupons or print your own, this thread is for you.
Let's hear about your favorite stores (and least favorite). Do you remember the day the big supermarket opened in town? Tell us about it. This thread is for nostalgia, price comparisons, and everything in between.
The concept of a self-service grocery store was developed by entrepreneur Clarence Saunders and his Piggly Wiggly stores. His first store opened in 1916. Saunders was awarded a number of patents for the ideas he incorporated into his stores.
Piggly Wiggly was the first true self-service grocery store. It was founded on September 6, 1916, at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. A replica of the original store has been constructed in the Memphis Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium, a mansion that Saunders built as his private residence, which was later sold to the city.
At the time of its founding, grocery stores did not allow their customers to gather their own goods. Instead, a customer would give a list of items to a clerk, who would then go through the store himself, gathering them. This created a greater cost, therefore higher prices.
Piggly Wiggly introduced the innovation of allowing customers to go through the store, gathering their own goods. This cut costs, allowing for lower prices.
Now up to five pages because, well, GROCERIES!
forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/lets-go-to-the-store-a-thread-that-will-bring-home-the-groceries.695484/
