Feelin’ the changes of new and improved; sadly missing the old.
Ray’s Village Food Mart is gone, after thirty-something years in the center of town. Replaced by a soon-to-be expanded Dairy Mart or some such thing. We townies were asked what we needed or wanted to see. A pharmacy, a bakery, and some, a large grocery store.
Went to the new CVS this am. No "Mornin’, Susan!" to greet me. They didn’t have ready the prescription I dropped off two days ago.
But it’s big. And nobody knows my name.
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I sense a visceral reaction against the loss of the personal touch. Rightly so.
I get so I know and love certain businesses, where even if they don’t know my name there’s always a good feeling. It’s sad when they go away.