What do all of these items have in common?
I detest them all. All the items in that list, I would rather avoid.
But since we have kids, and really have no choice in the matter, I find myself there at least once a week.
Now, in my little town there is not too much choice of where to shop, and for a while I was going to the big evil conglomerate chain store, part of the massive Loblaws chain. It is them or the REALLY pricey store in town, or the IGA (Pronounced Igga) a few more KMS in next community.
The large chain does have a few items I cannot get anywhere else. Few.
But in the last few years they have also cut out a lot of other items I buy regularly. Mostly baking stuff. The store is piled to the rafters with instant anything, but if you are seriously cooking from scratch or anything exotic, they are not the place to go.