What about shopping online?
beltim, online shopping is what I was thinking. Since he's mostly in stores to buy groceries [as opposed to doing lots of shopping for clothing, for instance, which he doesn't do], I should mention buying his boxed foods in bulk online. Fresh produce he can buy in bulk somewhere other than that town, or grow it himself. He's big into salads and green smoothies.
So, less frequent brick-and-mortar shopping is the answer. Thanks.
Grow a beard -
Ha! Great image. The way things have been going for this guy, his beard would have them thinking he's a pervert or something. Good suggestion.
I'd make sure to ask the guy following me around where to find things. Other than that . . . who cares?
Right. Shrug it off. I think it's getting to him a bit.
Has he tried actually talking to a manager/owner? If it bothers him, he could show receipts from the past year and let them know the business they will be losing if they don't stop.
I don't know if he ever thought about talking to the manager. I'll mention it. He's one of those people who doesn't like a fuss. If someone brings him the wrong order at a restaurant, he won't send it back, he'll just eat it.
Is he sure it is just him and not everyone from "out of town"?
Good point. Small towns tend to be suspicious of anything new, even new things that could benefit them.
If the store met my needs in price, value and inventory it wouldn't stop me from shopping there. Until my mid-40s I looked much younger than my real age and spent a lot of years in similar circumstances.
....They would practically run to the other end of the store to avoid serving me.
Wow! Thanks for the story.
Maybe they're trying to offer him exceptional customer service by providing his own personal shopping assistant?
Ha! I got a good chuckle out of that. Thanks.