- Tim Connon lives in Altamont, Tennessee, where there’s a Dollar Store and Piggly Wiggly.
- He says grocery-store items like broccoli and bread have become a lot more expensive.
- He tries to spend under $100 a week by buying off-brand foods and looking on Amazon.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tim Connon, a self-employed insurance agent from Grundy County, Tennessee, about experiencing inflation at his local grocery store. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I live in Altamont, Tennessee, a small rural town with a population of around 1,100 people. The closest grocery stores we have near us are The Dollar Store and Piggly Wiggly, which are walking distance from my house. The only two big-chain stores are Save A Lot and Walmart, which require driving a few miles down the mountain — so they’re far and I don’t end up going to them very often, if ever.
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