Almost all southern rural communities had one running once a week. Them were hard days back then.
Posted on 02/12/2014 6:07:35 AM PST by US Navy Vet
Sobering but neat vintage photos.
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I didn’t see one mega mover fat cart filled with high calorie items! Sorry to offend I mean one handicapped scooter.
That first image looks like the checkout lines at my local Walmart — I wish!
They seldom have more than 3 regular checkout lines open.
My uncle owned a grocery store in my hometown. Young boys’ first job in the 40s and 50s was “sacking groceries.” They could start at age of 12. They sacked and carried groceries to cars.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting! :)
“I didn’t see one mega mover fat cart filled with high calorie items”
You mean a “Blubber Round”?
Almost all southern rural communities had one running once a week. Them were hard days back then.
I’ve seen this photo before because i recognize the cars: on the left is a ‘53 chevy model 210 and up front is a four door Hudson Hornet.
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And just imagine, every one of those young women was working with a mechanical cash register and a scale. No computers whatsoever.
This required them to actually understand MATH!
Three and a half pounds at thirty-nine cents per pound.
That equation would bring today’s Walmart to a sudden, screeching halt.
You would be surprised at how many folks don’t even keep food in the house. One of our neighbors has four kids. She takes them out three times a day for fast food meals. Each time they return, it’s a blizzard of empty paper bags, burger wrappers, and drink cups strewn everywhere. I have never seen them bring groceries home. Life on the EBT card. There are many like them out there, and they are going to make life hell for all of us when the lights go out.
Nice photos. It’s a shame that so many are not dated.
...seems like everything is available all year round....
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Sure, if you are willing to take the chance on produce from countries like Mexico that have been grown and processed in questionable circumstances.
No, thanks. I look for “Product of USA” as much as possible.
Looks like from the 1920s to the Early Early 1970s
We’ve become a nation of people who don’t want to put effort into much of anything, including making dinner.
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These photos were taken in a time when a wife and mother was honored for fulfilling the important role of full-time homemaker.
There are a few grocery chains that while ultramodern still have great service. Most notable is the upper Midwest chain Hy Vee. I have done my grocery shopping almost exclusively at Hy Vee stores since 1979 and am very disappointed when from time to time I grocery shop in other chains in different parts of the country. The newest Hy Vee store in Des Moines even has a sit down restaurant with a bar. My local store in Sioux Falls recently added fresh sushi made fresh daily in the store.
This required them to actually understand MATH!
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Recently, my local Acme was running a special on beans. They had quite a few cartons of 12 stacked up. It was a great buy, so I took an entire carton.
The cashier scanned one for the price, but before she could enter that price X 12, she had to count each can individually.
My family, including aunts, uncles, and cousins, used to own a grocery store and worked for supermarket chains.
To be honest, I would rather shop in today’s supermarkets or warehouse stores. Much more efficient and you would not have to spend an eternity there.
It’s always growing season SOMEWHERE.
We grow a lot of our own food now. Even beef (but my wife refuses to raise pigs. We have to buy them just before slaughtering). We also juice a lot - not the meat...
Actually went to my local Price Chopper on Superbowl Sunday and found every cash register manned. Oh yeah, we were also in line for a big snow two days later so it was a double whammy.
It’s free, swipe yo EBT
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