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Old 08-07-2022, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael 61 View Post
Looking to buy very soon south of 44. I know shopping is limited (for now), but outside of a weekly grocery run, that is usually the extent of my shopping (buy everything else almost exclusively online). I only shop with a purpose, do not enjoying just casual, browsing and window shopping. To me, being near the Big Box stores just creates more traffic and congestion. Are you OK being a bit away from major shopping plazas, as long as you are close to a grocery store?
I wasn’t sure at first, we have been here almost a year now and can whole heartily say we love being a bit away from a major shopping plaza for the reasons you have mentioned, congestion and traffic. We bought a home south in Citrus Grove.
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