End of an Era

First Bohacks, and now it's Waldbaums.
It's time to face it; it's the end of the Supermarket
era as we know it.
I feel fine.
A little bittersweet, perhaps, but fine.
There will always be Costco and Trader Joes, right?
But Waldbaums put me through College. I was fast
on the register and am still an excellent bagger.
Double time on weekends! That was a nice summer job.
Waldbaums made Passover Special.
Where will we find a selection of 10 jars, some with salt, some without. All with that strange jelly suspension and mystery fish emulsion.
And jelly rings, and matzos (although the whole wheat ones are new, right?)
But I digress.
Time to face the facts, it's 2012 and we have grown to expect fresher food, more
selection, better graphics on our signage and packaging and a range of sugar free, carb free, high protein specialties that allow us a myriad of dinner choices with only a microwave at our fingertips. Sad to say, Waldbaums was a social event, reliable employer, produce bowling alley (that goes along with reliable employer, another time for explanation), hobby and destination but never a personal chef.
Sorry, Mom, time to move on. But it was fun while it lasted.