I like shopping at Surplus Stores. The organization of merchandise is always more interesting. One of my regular stops is affiliated with a Big Box store chain. The prices are only a little better but the selection is good and stock changes often. Here's what I saw on a recent visit.
Oooh, snacks. That's always good, although you need to check expiration dates. Specifically what we have on offer is:
Crunch Mania. And its an actual brand name product from Kellogg, not some generic pellets. But what's this right around the corner?
Mouse X and Rat X. Now I figured at first that these were straight out poisons, and that putting them around the corner from the munchies was a bad idea. But on a close up view I discovered that the active ingredients are basically corn meal and a whoppin' dose of sodium chloride. So....evidently the plan is to have the mice develop high blood pressure and have strokes? Next to the X-products were some concoctions with a bit more kick to 'em.
The big bag on the right is Complete Insect Killer, which promises the total eradication of crawly things when applied to your yard.
I suppose I should not act shocked, or be snarky with respect to the similar ingredients especially between Mouse X and Crunch Mania. This is in effect a hardware store. They trust their customers to know what they are doing and what they are buying. I guess it is comforting on some level that Nannyism does not extend to Surplus Stores.
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