Reply #20: Then we need to consider how much we REALLY NEEED to consume... now [View All]

[radwriter0555]

don't we?

Do we REALLY need to save a dollar on toilet paper, when in fact while we're buying 360 rolls at once, we'll find scores of other, "oh I'll just pick this up" items.... which automatically increases our actual expenditure 100X?


I've been in walmart ONCE in my whole life. How is it that I've managed to survive? I live in Los Angeles.... and rarely buy from any chain stores. I shop the korean grocery for produce and meat their hamburger, top quality, .99c lb, romaine lettuce, 2 heads for .99c... ralphs prices are 3 - 4 times that... and the korean market is CLEANER, faster, less crowded, easy parking!

I get my beef from the mexican market's butcher. The fellow there knows me, knows JUST how I like my steaks sliced, precisely how thick, for $3 $5 a pound. TOP quality!

Ribs, I get either from Smart & Final (commercial grocery) along with cleaning supplies.

Fresh veggies from the local farmers markets, and the baker there is AMAZING!!!

It's not hard at all to shop the local markets and retailers. I help keep my neighbors in business.... and I'd rather spend an extra 20 minutes doing it, than wallow in a walmart!