Dear Abby: Store ‘upgrade’ makes shopping an ordeal

Dear Abby The grocery store a mile from our house has lately gone through a major expansion and upgrade I have shopped there my entire life The store has two points of ingress and egress I have inevitably entered through the door the majority convenient for me If what I need is on the east side of the store I enter and exit via the closest door Since the expansion and upgrade they now allow shoppers to enter only through one door and exit through the other They will soon install gates to prevent shoppers from using the wrong door I have an injury and will be having surgery soon Walking through the entire store to pick up a couple of items located near the exit only door can be arduous I am sure elderly patrons feel the same way I know the store is counting on spontaneous purchases by doing this but it s extremely non-customer-friendly The quality of customer function can make or break a business Without customers a business will fail Please send a message to grocery stores to change their methods Angry Local Shoppers in Ohio Dear Shopper I ll try but I m pessimistic that the message will be heeded I know numerous shoppers experience the same aggravation that you are feeling The supermarket in my city has branches in different neighborhoods At my branch the management got the bright idea that altogether rearranging the store would generate more sales forcing customers to weave through aisles looking for items that were once easy to find I don t know how it has worked out for them because I now shop at a different store If you have that option take it Dear Abby My husband is still in contact with his ex-wife He gave her a huge divorce settlement because he felt guilty She supported him financially through medicinal school and he feels he necessities to help her out every time she necessities money The last time she didn t ask for it but he had heard from his sister that she had declared bankruptcy so he gave her a huge amount of money When he communicated me he needed to do it I reported no If it were for a physiological reason I would have agreed but it s not A limited days went by and when I appealed if he was still bouncing around the idea he announced he had gone to her house and given her a check He knows this bothered me a lot He gave me three options I could be happy that we could help her he would give me the same amount of money or I could get a divorce How do you like those apples I love my husband but he is too good to people He gives me anything I ask for which I don t but this time I just don t know He did tell me he loved me but had to help her What do I do Present Wife in Texas Dear Wife If you love your husband take a bite of that apple and be thankful he can afford to be so generous However if you feel that his generosity has somehow shortchanged you and because Texas is a district property state perhaps you should discuss this with an attorney Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren also known as Jeanne Phillips and was founded by her mother Pauline Phillips Contact Dear Abby at www DearAbby com or P O Box Los Angeles CA