Restaurant Closings

Haven’t had official confirmation from either restaurant but several people on the Douglasville Topix.net message board are saying that both Atlanta Bread Company and Chaunce’s Tavern have closed.  I emailed ABC’s public relations department on Monday but have yet to hear a reply.  I expect as the economy keeps going down, more restaurants in Douglasville will close.  Most likely it will be the more upscale restaurants–I don’t think you’ll be seeing McDonald’s closing anytime soon.  People are eating out less because gas is, on average, about $4 a gallon, and people who used to eat at the upscale restaurants are now using money they would have used for a nice meal are putting the money into their vehicles instead or are using it to buy groceries because the prices of groceries have gone up as well.

There’s also something else to watch out for–some food product items have been shrinking in size–but the price hasn’t.  I’ve heard mention of Dial soap, different cereals, and Edy’s and Dryer’s ice cream.  Edy’s is probably the most noticable–you can really tell the container is a LOT smaller.