Mayfair Market used to be situated where Gelsons is now.
When I was ensconced in my cozy little apartment on Flores years ago, the corner market was just a hop-and-a-skip away, so I tended to shop there.
The staff were pleasant, the products were reasonably priced, and other shops were in walking distance if there was a need to pick up specialty items.
One of the perks included the occasional glimpse of singer Johnny Mathis or Streisand's son - Jason - squeezing fruit and vegetables in the produce department.But, I moved, and started to shop at Pavilions.
Now that the Von's grocery is under construction, and temporarily shut-down, I have been forced to seek shopping-cart adventures elsewhere.
Last week, when I succumbed to a stray's whines, I was forced to dash into Gelsons for a can of cat food.Not being a pet owner in a couple of years, I wasn't able to gauge the prices.
Nonetheless, they appeared to be within a reasonable range, so I plucked up a bit of the well-packaged attractive-looking stuff.
Shortly after "Gonzo" (a black two-year old with skit-zoid tendencies) gobbled down the last of it - I happened to be in the neighborhood of CVS - so I lurched in there on a gamble.
Surely, with their rock-bottom prices on Gatorade and Vitamin water, cat food would be inclined to hit the lower register, too.Wrong!
On average, every pet food product on their well-stocked shelves, was about twenty-to-thirty cents more expensive than Gelsons.
'Ya got it.
I'm a regular at Gelsons, now.
Cruising ain't so bad, either!
Say, is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
