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A Trip to the grocery store...  Kroger on 7th and high, aka Kroghetto.

1. Walking in to the store, the first thing I see is Valentines Day things. I have not been grocery shopping in so long, this is new to me. 
2. The next thing i notice is the wet floor hazard sign, at 3 angles. Good look, Krogett.
3. Next, I notice the black and yellow $Price$ signs 
4. They have a 3 Half isles and the rest are full longer isles. The half isles are for school supplies, cards, etc. 
5. The 2nd and more flashy display for Valentines Day. Includes: Candy, stuffed Bears with tuxedos on, Wine, etc. 
6.  Red & Yellow "HOT" deal signs.
7. The Music playing in the background = R&B/Rap. Nice Kroget
8. There are bath items next to the pasta? -Lol.
9. A 'Tailgate Zone' is in the meat section - which is pretty cool, I guess I never really noticed that sign before though. 
10. There are approx. 15 isles
11. The colors in the stores seem to vary from Blue and Yellow to Blue and Maroon to Maroon and Forest Green.
12. Approx. 1 isle is dedicated to each of everything. Such as One isle dedicated to frozen food, canned goods etc.
14. Boxes up for grabs?
15. Soda isle. There one whole isle that is dedicated to this terrible drink. This isle is divided up into name brand and generic soda. Also, plastic bottle to glass bottle to cases. But which is better the generic or the name brand? Probably the name brand because it has a prettier label, right?
16. The floor tile is orange, brown and off white.
17. There is a sweet dusty walker that is on sale for $68.50. It looks like it has been on sale since 1968. (ew..)
18. Isle #10 the baby isle. Baby items are sharing an isle with toilet paper. Makes sense. White and fuffy.
19. There is some type of pink hose that looks like a snake that it running through the store. It's under the shleves, not entirely sure why.. but hey, it's Kroghetto.
20. The frozen food isle, the floor tile has now changed to black and off white strips. I can see how consistent this store is. 
21. On top of the freezers of the frozen food are Crock pots, knife sets and cookers. 
22. Wine is the only thing in the store that has a nice set up, on a wooden shelf. 
23. Now it's the Doggie food isle. I've never had to buy dog food before, my parents always took care of that. But I guess I never realized how expensive it is. $23 for a Med size bag. 
24. I wonder if the smaller the product the better quality something is, because that seems to be the case with name brand items or just any items. 
25. The prettier products also are more expensive, it's like you're paying that extra dollar to look at a prettier marketing on the product. 
26. Kitty food. I've also never looked at the Kitty food products, but they are smaller.. makes sense.. cats are smaller than dogs. All of the marketing on the kitty things are white cats for more fancy kitty's and brown and white cats for the Fresh Step litter, I guess for normal middle class cats? 
27. Pringal Chips next to the Cat litter. Not what I expected.
28. Hello Coffee machine in the cereal/breakfast isle. That is pretty cool, you can make your own coffee. Cool beans? 
29. After pushing a cart around for 30 mins, I am annoyed with how heavy it is.. being that it is completely empty. Annoying.
30. Hey! there's a stole in the chip isle. That is great. They should have one is every isle for the vertically challenged people. 
31. Baskets for the fruit display, nice touch. More appealing. 
32. The lighting in the fruit section has drop lighting and the rest of the store has the florescent bulb lighting. 
33. Balloons in the flashy Valentines displays help fill the space between the products and the ceiling. 
34. Either the music or the lighting is giving me a headache. 
35. I've actually never walked down the card isle in this Kroger before. 
36. They have printer ink that is on the shelf, just up for grabs. At places such as Walmart they have the printer ink on display but it's usually locked up so people can't steal or get it without an employee knowing. 
37. But I observed when I walked past the service desk I saw that condoms and pregnancy tests were kept behind the counter, so they are not able to be purchased unless requested.. Hmmm priorities? 
38. There is a Hallmark sign above the card isle, although not all of the cards are Hallmark.
39. Chief - Guy Feieri has an advertisement for Wheat thins, Ritz and Triscuit. 
40. The food that is displayed below the advertisement is Oreo and Velveeta cheese. 
41. While walking to the check out, there is a small display of dairy that is outside of the actual dairy section. WIN! Perfect placing and just what I needed to grab before I forgot. 
42. The carts here suck. They are heavy and never go straight. 
43. Self check outs are always better. The awkward silence and staring while a cashier is ringing you out isn't for me. 
44. The parking lot here is so annoying.
45. There are always/usually bums standing near by just waiting you to walk by so they can ask for 35 cents.
46. Construction is awesome. I can't wait for the new building.
47. The marketing of Flu shots and Whooping cough are always helpful.
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