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Old 04-13-2023, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers View Post
When it comes to the topic of shopping (other than the basic "wash and repeat" Villages style Publix shopping plazas) near Middleton my posts are "broken records". There isn't any. You have to drive about 20 miles to hit a Walmart super store up north or drive to Leesburg another 20 miles at least. Ocala same 30 plus.

It baffles me that more stores don't see the need for their services south of 44. Shopping seems to be absent from the minds of developers that are what, too successful to need to shop themselves or do everything online?

Not sure what gives but once you live in T V you realize you need to make a list and plan a day of shopping if you don't really like driving that far. I hate taking business away from local shops but Amazon sadly is the easiest method of shopping.
Just FYI Middleton to Walmart Leesburg is 24 minutes, that's faster than Fenny to Sam's Club on 441.

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But I'm so with you on the lack of stores south of 44. It's like they can't pack them in tight enough on 466a but down south it's a retail desert. I'm sure it'll get better, old timers say 466 used to look just like Warm Springs back in the day.

Joe