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You have to live in rather remote place in US to not have a supermarket within 10 minute drive. There are plenty of places like that, to be sure, but in the su
by xyzzyz 5y ago
You have to live in rather remote place in US to not have a supermarket within 10 minute drive. There are plenty of places like that, to be sure, but in the suburbia you’re thinking of, large supermarkets are typically within 5-10 minutes drive.
For example, I live in Seattle, in a single family house in a single family house neighborhood. I have 3 large supermarkets within 5 minute drives, and at least 6 within 10 minutes.
Given that, why would I want to go to a store that has smaller selection and higher prices, if I can get to a proper one in 5 minutes?
- _dain_ 5y agoAnother answer that assumes "close" is synonymous with "close by car". >Given that, why would I want to go to a store that has smaller selection and higher prices, if I can get to a proper one in 5 minutes? Because you might not have a car.
- bnjms 5y agoThe thread OP assumed themselves “close by car”. I think it wasn’t obvious to them that supermarkets are all relatively close by even at their size.
- brailsafe 5y agoI do think 5-10 minutes by car is really bad benchmark, but I think a lot of people do feel like that's tenable. I've lived most of my life in places that are 5-10 minutes by car from a store, and it makes for a very isolated social experience, but also it means that if I don't have a car, getting groceries is a planned 1.5 hour experience. Now that I'm living within walking distance, I buy a majority of my food multiple times per week, only for a few days at a time, which means I can also go to the coffee shop and see people doing the same thing, have a talk with them, socialize etc..