Annotation Two: POD Market

    Diahann McCarty of Sun Devil Dining knew what she was talking about when she stated “Our research told us that students were looking for fresh prepared foods and everyday essentials in one convenient location on campus.” Being a freshman who is required to live on campus, I know I can speak for most when I say that the P.O.D. Market makes living on campus an incredible deal easier than I expected. It is never a hard task to run in and swipe some M&G for a midday snack or to use a meal exchange after the closing hours of the dining hall. It is a known fact that being a college student leads to plenty of late night homework sessions that inevitably lead to midnight snack attacks; the P.O.D. Market always has something to win over the battle. Although the P.O.D. Market is an awesome asset of our miniature neighborhood, it is not the place to shop if you do not have and Maroon and Gold dollars to spend. The prices of things are, in some cases, tripled which are for sure not what college students can afford to pay. One morning, I was getting ready for my first class of the day and as I go to throw on some deodorant, the whole stick just crumbled into pieces. I had no other option than to run down to the P.O.D. Market and fork out an arm and a leg for a new stick of deodorant. The same brand that I can pick up at Wal-Mart for four dollars cost me ten at the P.O.D. Market, a six dollar convenience fee. If ever the P.O.D. conforms to Wal-Mart prices, then that will be when H.A.V. is the perfect community.