We have been monitoring, off and on, the razing and rebuilding of a shopping center at Bird and 87th. The closed, leveled, and now rebuilt Office Depot opened first, larger and much modernized. Later, we drove by and saw trucks loading merchandise into an airy, arch-fronted supermarket. We received a flyer in the mail, in due time, and decided to check it out on our way back up Bird.
We really should have known. The flyer listed things like pork shoulder at 39 cents a pound and loads of buy-one-get-one deals. We didn't even try. Both entrances were backed up with cars sitting on both 87th and on Bird, waiting to get into the full parking lot.
Cars making a left in front of us at the light kept turning after the green arrow became a firm red one. They parked across the intersection in two lines of determined bargain hunters and ignored the horns asking them to think about what they were doing.
It took us two light changes to get through the intersection.
That pork shoulder is tempting me, though. It would be great for barbecue in the slow cooker . . .
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I wouldn't go through that for solid gold steaks at two-for-one. The closest we ever came to that kind of crowd was when Wally World held the first Black Friday sales event, ever. Still makes me shudder.
I seem to share your aversion as we haven't been back. 'Course I don't shop on weekends if I can help it.
Weekends are for people who do not mind waiting in lines. Okay I lied. Shopping during the week is so much easier. Unless.....you shop between 9 and 11 p.m. Late owl shopping hours for night people.
I have dropped by during the vampire hours. You are right. Maybe I will . . .
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