" And why does a hardware store need a grocery section anyway? " ...reminds me of a old joke concerning an RC & a Moon Pie
it's a southern thing.
I've heard of Menards .., mostly on the NASCAR & Indy cars also ran lists ( another Southern thing )
seems to me I've been in one in SPRINGFIELD, IL.
With none closer than Kentucky looks like, We've managed without too.
The Joke ( less someone be wondering )
Man walks in and says, "I'll have a RC Cola and a Moon Pie."
The guy behind the counter says, "You must be from Alabama."
The man is a little miffed and says, "If I walked in and ordered Peking Duck and Tea would you say, I must be from China?"
"No"
"If I ordered Pasta Carbonara and Chianti would you say, I must be from Italy"
"No"
Then Why do you say I must be from Alabama when I order a Moon Pie and RC Cola.
"Because THIS is a Hardware Store."
I didn't say it was old FUNNY Joke
you just had to understand , the late Jerry Clower