Three strange food-related things observed lately:
Two Starbucks Too Close
In the Fallsgrove shopping center in Rockville, the Safeway has a Starbucks stall inside. The next store to the left is, guess what? A Starbucks! Is this a contender for the Two Closest Starbucks in the Known World?
The green mermaid can just be discerned in the Safeway window on the right side of the picture, while she stands proud on the building at the left. They can’t be more than 100 feet apart.
Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
I was shopping at the Dutch Country Farmer’s Market in Laurel when I spotted these rather scary-looking Easter bunnies at JR’s Candy and Bulk Foods stall. They were about two feet tall and on the march. Maybe it’s because I dislike white chocolate, but I thought I detected an inimical glare in their eyes. Or maybe they were feeling rejected; they were, like the rest of the leftover Easter candy, half-price.
Free the Water
The 7-Eleven near my house will give you a free bottle of water if you buy a sandwich. I’m old enough to remember when buying water was considered the height of extravagance – and it wasn’t available in a 7-Eleven, either! Except of course, it was, and still is – free from the tap. I hope that one day we will return to feeling that buying a bottle of water instead of refilling a reusable bottle is a luxury we can live without.
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