Piggly Wiggly

There was a time (in the not to distant past) when I thought Piggly Wigglys were just a made up magical place used to describe Southern grocery marts from days of yore. The possibility of a real life Piggly Wiggly existing was so far outside my realm of possibility I nearly crapped my pants when I discovered that they were alive and well and living in North Carolina!
The nearest PW to me was a 40 minute drive outside Raleigh in what I perceived to be the middle of nowhere. It was smaller than I was expecting, more of a «market» size versus a «grocery store». They had all the basics (meat, cheese, bread, etc) but what was particularly interesting to me were the «not so basic» items! There were ham hocks, specially made hot dogs that happened to be bright pinkish in color and all sorts of other southern staples that I’d never heard of before.
Culturally, I felt very satisfied after my visit but the Piggly Wiggly isn’t someplace I could see myself shopping at on a regular basis due to the limited stock of merchandise. Most everything I saw on the shelves was processed food.
Besides that prices seemed fair and employees were not only helpful but friendly– Oink! Oink!