Shops in my area entail stopping to interact with someone in each and every department. A large store can take forty-five minutes, by the time you have gone to the hot-foods, deli, bakery, floral shop, wine department, customer service, c-store, and so forth. Going on a sample day is helpful because it's easy to walk up, enjoy a tidbit on a toothpick, and ask "what's in this?" The small stores in my area require fewer interactions because there are few departments, but it can be awkward to ask the location of something when there are only three aisles.
It helps to look at the flyers first and create your shopping list on departments you have to hit. Sometimes a chain will have a really good deal on something you use a lot of, so why not plan to get a couple at each store on a route?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/23/2015 06:45PM by heartlandcanuck.