I’m in a really good mood now. Some reasons why:
- had a good day walking everywhere with the Cool Fam, seeing parts of the UES that we haven’t seen before.
- did laundry
- Florida plays LSU in 30 mins, and I can watch it online. Plus the place we’re subletting has computer speakers.
Those are all great things, but one thing has me especially pumped. After weeks of hopping around, checking the different styles, atmospheres, and how we were received as visitors, we finally settled on a home… grocery store.
Yeah, we found a great church weeks ago. But as you can imagine, living up here is expensive, right down to the toilet paper. We’d given up trying to find something that spoke to us like St. Publix down south.
However, we visited a store today called C-Town, and I felt like I belonged there. My heart leapt as I scanned the flyer…
$2 Barilla pasta sauces
$2.50 10 oz blocks of cheese
BOGO V8 Splash
$1.33 Pop Tarts
$1.69/lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (!)
Hallelujah for C-Town! I wouldn’t say that shopping there was like being washed in the blood of the Lamb, but it would be OK if it was: Wisk 2X liquid detergent is buy one, get one free!
Now C-Town is not made up of one shopper but of many. If the vegetarian shopper should say, “Because I am not a meat lover, I do not belong to the store,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the store. Are all Ragu lovers? Are all Classico fans?
As you can tell, we like C-Town, and we plan to become regular attenders. Now to find out when the New Shoppers Class is…
Have you found your home grocery store yet?
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Well, It’s been some time since I’ve had time to sit and read your blog…but we too have moved (almost as far as you guys have) to TX. We just went through and got the update on all your NYC stuff. Sounds like an adventure.
I can totally understand the grocery store…as I’ve been a lifetime Publix girl. Just found and interesting version of “C-town” called HANDY-ANDY lots of fruits and veggies 6/$2.00 and 2lb/$2.00 albeit things are alot cheaper than in florida, but I’m still looking for the “deal”
Anyway, sounds like we are in similar “getting settled into a new place” modes right now…looking forward to catching back up and rejoining the blogosphere.
Hip Mama
You’re funny. And I know you were going for funny, but I have a feeling finding your home store has been a serious matter, too. We have friends who moved to MN a couple months ago, and the first email I got included a long rant about how the Target by their new house was organized completely differently than the one here – and how hard that was making life, because everything’s just different up there!
So – all that to say – I’m glad you found a new home.
And of course, I’m glad you have a place to sublet and a church to worship at and are still living this adventure in NYC.
By the way, do you all watch How I Met Your Mother? Because last week’s episode was all about NJ vs. NYC. Pretty funny stuff, and it made me think of the Cool Fam.
My usual grocery run ends me up at a Neighborhood Wal-Mart. I stopped going to the super Wal-Mart (all within the same 2 mile radius, mind you) because…
a) It’s messy.
b) It’s ALWAYS busy. Like crazygonuts.
c) I usually end up fearing for my life in the parking lot, on account of both stupid drivers and sketchy individuals. (I’m only half joking…)
So, the convenience, less crazygonuts-ness and better atmosphere keep me coming back to good ol’ Neighborhood Wal-Mart.
Let’s go back to that Florida plays LSU thing…
In light of the current economic status, rising grocery prices, etc., I have had to shed some of my Publix loyalties (let’s face it folks, the pleasure of shopping there can be pricey) and shop by the circular, which means that in one week I may hit Albertson’s, Neighborhood Wal Mart, Walgreens, BJs AND Publix. It’s not efficient, but it’s satisfying.
C-Town sounds cool, but I would write a letter requesting a name change.