I was talking yesterday with Bob at the local grocers how many older people come into his shop and buy the same things each week and don’t like to vary it much.  Needless to say that the number of people that are coming into his shop are indeed a lot older than me, but it does make you wonder.

Having a coffee and a short chat with him, Bob was talking to me about Mary who comes into the shop every Friday because it’s the day she has gone shopping since she has been a small girl, she’s 82 by the way.  I know, a little older (or lot) than  the most of us, but a dear sweet old lady who still likes to keep her independence and walk to the shop with her bags and trolley.

She comes into the shop and likes to use the older systems of weight and calculation, and Bob’s shop is a little traditional over many of the other larger ones, so I guess this is why older people enjoy buying from him and talking through things with him.  Bob has time for anyone and he always remembers your name and what you bought last time, he has a really great memory.

Anyway, Mary always calculates things in lbs and ounces instead of kgs and was talking with Bob about the different things that have changed and why companies have chnaged so many different things.  She also wasn’t too happy when Bob bought in some package vegetables for some of the other loclas who asked him for it, she believed everything should be loose and measured, so you were assured of getting exactly what you have asked for.  Guess old habits die hard.