I would believe that figure (2-3 percent of low-income food expenditures being at convenience stores). I suspect the vast majority of low-income folk are very savvy to pinching pennies and stretching their food dollars.
I wasn't really talking about the times I've seen people buy one or two things - hell, that's what c-stores are good for. I know I don't sweat saving a buck when I can get in and out quickly with a few things that I need. But to see someone get an armload of groceries (including lots of staple stuff, bread, eggs, milk, cheese at inflated prices) at a c-store a stone's throw from a discount supermarket - you've got to wonder what they're thinking.
Whatever the cause, I agree with you - it's shameful that in a nation with so much to go around, people still go hungry.
I wasn't really talking about the times I've seen people buy one or two things - hell, that's what c-stores are good for. I know I don't sweat saving a buck when I can get in and out quickly with a few things that I need. But to see someone get an armload of groceries (including lots of staple stuff, bread, eggs, milk, cheese at inflated prices) at a c-store a stone's throw from a discount supermarket - you've got to wonder what they're thinking.
Whatever the cause, I agree with you - it's shameful that in a nation with so much to go around, people still go hungry.
