five reasons chilean grocery stores are second to none
1. they have escalator ramps for you and your cart. sounds dangerous, right? 50 pounds of groceries on wheels combined with a steep incline can’t possibly lead to anything good. wrong. the wheels on the cart have rims that fit into the grooves of the escalator so that your cart is unable to move forward or back. automatic cart braking. so impressive.
2. the men working behind the meat counter where green fedoras. and embroidered smocks. and look absolutely ridiculous. comedic relief alongside freshly sliced ham.
3. next to the light bulb display there is a empty socket so that you can test out your bulb of choice. no more getting home to find that it’s too bright or already broken. genius.
4. there is a “full cart parking lot” in the middle of the store. fill one cart, drop it off. get a second cart. once you have filled your second (third, fourth) cart with all your grocery needs, somehow manage to get all of them to the check out line. best of luck fitting all of it in your car.
5. they sell all the delicious chilean treats i’m starting to adore. like dulce de leche and palm syrup. and they have peanut butter in case i underestimated my mantequilla de maní eating capabilities.
