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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t been in a 7-11 since I quit smoking 8 years ago. What would I buy at 7-11 that I can’t get at the grocery store? What would I need there that would justify parking and another errand? I can’t remember the last time I went into a gas station convenient store either. [/quote]

Wow. These responses are truly surprising I guess I was wrong on my assessment that everyone goes to 7-11. To answer your question as to what would you need there, well bread, milk, toilet paper. Things people tend to run out of in between shopping trips. If all you need is a loaf of bread, it's a million times easier to stop off at a 7-11 instead of go inside a grocery store. I do find it fascinating that so many people say they never go. Maybe I should start a thread asking "why don't  middle class people ever need to stop off at convenience stores?"[/quote]

I don’t run out of things. I buy toilet paper and paper products at Costco. When we are low-ish, I add it to the list. We stock up every 2-3 months. Things we use on a regular schedule like coffee and vitamins are on subscription. I meal plan for the week ahead on Wednesday when the grocery sale ads come out. I order my groceries from my phone and pick them up later that afternoon. My dry cleaning is picked up and delivered. I almost never set foot in a physical store except to go to Target and Costco 5-6 times each per year. I work full time and have 2 small children. [/quote]

OP said most people go to 7-11 or similar convenient stores. I am making a case that most middle class people do not go to convenient stores because they have the financial stability and life skills to plan ahead, make coffee at home, are less likely to smoke or eat junk food packaged in individual servings, and live in neighborhoods with multiple large chain supermarkets with convenient parking.

Nobody cares how great you are at planning.  Nobody wants to read your advice either.  [/quote][/quote]

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