Poverty, Seen from the Grocery Aisle

Grocery shopping when you are poor is one of the most depressing experiences a human being can have. A store filled with aisle after aisle of things you want but can’t have is a unique way of torturing the downtrodden. Take away all the things you can’t afford, and a grocery store might as well be a big empty box. You learn to live by the maxim that if it’s not on sale, it’s not for sale.

Grocery shopping when you’re poor looks a lot like this.