grocery Store Dilemma

After months of waiting, the new Harris Teeter opened up near us. It's new. It's shiny. The produce section beams. The employees stop and ask how you are doing and if you need help. Of course, it is only the first day.

Only problem standing between a new favorite store and me? Prices.

Sure, there were some good specials but some prices were jacked up from even the usual Harris Teeter high.

So the question is, will new, shiny and convenient mean more on a frantic weekday than saving a few bucks?

Things that Make Me Go: Hmm

Hebrew National hot dogs. Even the reduced fat version is delish.

But one question: why do they come in packages of 7? Hot dog buns universally come in packages of 8, so there's always one little wiener left out. In order to make them even out, I'd have to buy eight packages of hot dogs and seven packages of buns.

That will give us 56 hot dogs, so with my family of six, each one can chow down on 9 (not in one meal!), but two greedy kidlings would get 10. Still not even.

Better yet, I'll let the kids split the hot dogs so they can have 14 each, and my hubby and I can order Chinese takeout.