The horror of grocery shopping

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The former site of Zagara's in Glen Mills is becoming a FoodSource. The full title is apparently "FoodSource by Clemens," the latter part of which made me wary, but I checked out the Bryn Mawr FoodSource anyway.

Plusses:
* Very nice-looking produce.
* They had Jones Soda, including the elusive Strawberry Lime and Lemon Drop flavors, and carried the Joe Tea line (the lemonade of which is very good).
* Their "hot case" of prepared foods looked good, priced like Whole Foods with a bit more selection.
* Helpful staff.

Minuses:
* Generally high-priced, even on house-brand items. I'd have tried a jar or two of their store-label salsas if they hadn't been six bucks apiece. (Granted, this is a specialty store, and it's supposed to be high-end goods. But for $33.99 a pound, their Scottish Salmon ought to come stuffed full of savings bonds or something.)
* A bit scattershot on their snacks section, and I was hoping for Chile Today Hot Tamale products and didn't get 'em.
* Bad parking situation (small lot, hard to access). The Glen Mills store won't have that problem.)

When the new store opens, it won't make me forget about Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, but it'll be a nice alternative when I don't feel like driving all the way to Devon for the former.