Took a picture of the grocery store near my house. We call it the "Mexican" Von's - it's sort of a weird, funky neighborhood, but it's also the only market in Cardiff and W.Encinitas and next door to the "ghetto" gym. It's small and not always super clean, they don't have a lot of variety or any kosher foods for Passover, but don't get me wrong - I LOVE the Mexican Von's- I prefer it to the big overloaded box Von's 2 miles away. The staff is friendly and remembers me. I can find parking. Do I really need 72 different varieties of breakfast cereal? But by the end of 2010, my shopping happiness will be marred by the opening of a "new and improved for my shopping pleasure" mega grocery cube. The friendly florist, cheap vitamin guy, UPS, breakfast cafe and nail ladies all are gone. Local businesses swept away in the path of progress. Von's is taking over. Yeah, yeah, I know...things change. But I don't have to like it.
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