I moved last year from urban blue to rural Red state. Gotta drive 30 miles to food stores. Anyway we have 2 choices here for food stores and I’ll quickly outline differences.

1). Kroger’s; I have family in Cincinnati (Kroger’s Central) and used to like all their choices, variety etc. Once I moved here (mid plandemic) I was glad one choice was them. Last couple months especially that’s changed. Like so many Corporations that bent knee to marxism they’re INTENTIONALLY (don’t wanna get into supply chain issues see #2) keeping stocks low. Their employees are the most unhelpful, miserable pack of asshats you don’t want fingering your food. I judge a store by their deli. Usually there’s ONE person manning the windows while four or five bullshit within eyeshot. All salads etc mass produced elsewhere, not made in store. Fruits & Veggies are minimized now and quality is in shitter. Spoken to manager about stocking certain items and claimed it’s all outside third party concessions. Main issue is the miserable employees; I’ve boycotted them and most in neighborhood have done same as most have noticed same.

2). Competition (not naming); Always been a family oriented company it’s totally non-Woke. Variety a little less but quality is there and they got what I need. Employees a complete JOY to interface with. Deli is mostly handmade and the back kitchen is constantly full-tilt work...no standing around.

I may go back to Kroger’s one more time just to raise a ruckuss but I’d probably end up in the hoosgow.