Gone Shopping Lately?

Damn, I Need Tortillas, Cat Litter and Shampoo...

Here's an interesting view of a typical grocery store... This one's a Fred Meyer (aka Kroger) in Portland, OR.



You can download larger sizes here, just click on the 'other sizes' link at the top left of the picture on the Flickr page. Be advised, the original-sized photo at 2800x1853 pixels is a whopping 6.9 megabytes. Heck, that little version here is only 400x265, and even cranked down to 70% quality is still 56k. Lotsa info there!

Note the optical illusion caused by the shelf in the aisle on the lower right. It's actually curved out into the aisle, but looks like it's collapsing under the weight of all those bottles.

The commenters on the Flickr site seem to be arguing over whether this is a tribute or a ripoff of some artist named Gursky, and also lots of comments on consumer culture.

Personally, I'm a bit disappointed that there's not much difference with my local food stores. You'd think you'd see more regional brands and products. Y'know, Salmon Chex or something.