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What’s in our supermarket carts? Life stories
You can people-watch, grab some me-time and reveal a lot about yourself at supermarkets.
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Supermarkets will always convey the stories of our lives, and track the rhythms of an entire nation, says the writer.
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My supermarket shopping reveals two stark halves of my diet: Cookies and chips vying with low-fat yogurt and baby radishes. On full display in my basket are my guilty pleasures and nutritional ideals, if you look.
We sometimes steal glances at supermarket trolleys rolling past us and guess the buyer’s lifestyle. Is that shopper carting multiple trays of eggs running a home-based bakery? Is that person buying in bulk feeding very hungry teens?
