Opinion

Lots of factors go into shopping times

Posted September 21, 2007 11:00 pm

My husband and I have had a daily laugh lately reading the responses to Penny Novy's letter of Sept. 6.

May I add my two cents? No mother in her right mind would choose to shop at dinner time on Friday with tired, hungry kids in tow unless there was a good reason. (My personal experience is that the stores are actually not too crowded at dinner time, as all the moms have shopped earlier in the day so they could have a nice meal on the table for the family.) Career moms also put in a long, tiring day but then must pick up kids from school or day care and sometimes pick up something for dinner.

Being seniors ourselves, 73 and 78, we are also tired at this time of day, and only extenuating circumstances would force us into a grocery store at this hour -- perhaps not feeling well earlier in the day or doctor appointments or tired after a long day volunteering.

We do our big shopping earlier in the week and earlier in the day. I think most seniors do likewise.

Why doesn't Ms. Novy shop on Saturday or Sunday? From my observation, Saturday is the day that most career people shop.

Gloria La Berg

Des Plaines

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