An open letter to the owners and management of Breaux Mart grocery stores:
I want my Breaux Mart back. I miss you here in Algiers. I miss seeing Miss Doris at the checkout stand and Mr. Nick rounding up buggies and bagging groceries. I miss everyone knowing when I was having a party by the items in my shopping basket. I miss that sometimes daily interaction with the folks who live close to me when we meet up on the dairy aisle or in the produce section. I miss crawfish dip from the deli section. I miss having a locally owned business to shop at within 2 minutes of my house (selfish, but true).
Those who know me are aware that I spend a lot of time "running to the store". I almost never have what I think I want or need to cook dinner. I am the mom who waits until the morning to grab the snacks for class and until the late news is on to bake the cupcakes for the party tomorrow. (I'm also addicted to Diet Coke and don't know why it isn't always four 12 packs for $9.99). Anyway, how convenient it was to just run into a store I knew like the back of my hand from shopping there for so many years. Even when the lines were long, you always had a friend or neighbor standing there with you to chat during the wait.
How sad it is to see that flat, empty expanse left behind by the bulldozing of the building and the clearing of the lot where Breaux Mart used to be. How many teens in Algiers had their first job there? Where are all of the familiar faces now? (I know, I know, lots of them are at the Gretna store).
Recent news has reported that the company that owns Sav-A-Center is putting their area stores up for sale. Although they would prefer to sell the entire bloc of locations to one buyer, my selfish response is I want my Breaux Mart back! Wouldn't it be great to see what Breaux Mart could do with the current Sav-A-Center location on General de Gaulle? Wouldn't a return to neighborhood shopping be a "good thing"? The Breaux Mart website says the Algiers store is still closed and they are working on a resolution.
So if you are listening Mr. Breaux...here's a resolution...I want my Breaux Mart back!!!
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