The Atlantic: The Pandemic Shows Us the Genius of Supermarkets

My mother’s MO has always been to shop once a week (on Thursdays, because that’s when the supermarket used to get their fish shipments) unless something is needed right away, like milk. When I was growing up, she’d keep a list throughout the week of things we were running low on, organized by supermarket section (produce, dairy, etc.); her coupon collection was similarly well organized.

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