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Banana Day

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February 26, 2020. Prepandemic Hudsons.

Sisters shopping for bananas together.

Customer Rose Szabrowicz puts h...li while clutching her bananas.

Customer Rose Szabrowicz puts her order in at the deli while clutching her bananas.

Writer Robin Seymore talks with...;#39;s speaking about his wife.

Writer Robin Seymore talks with a customer who's showing him that his boss is waiting out in the car. Of course, he's speaking about his wife.

Local high school and college s... day or discussing the weather.

Local high school and college students bag groceries and help customers out to their vehicles with them, while asking about their day or discussing the weather.

Hudson's used to hand o...otball schedule for the season.

Hudson's used to hand out these coin purses each year to customers, complete with a quarter inside. On the back side, they sported the Arkansas Razorback's football schedule for the season.

Kim Hudson Daiger holds a photo...make everyone feel significant.

Kim Hudson Daiger holds a photo of her father Doug Hudson who ran the store after his father C.N. Hudson started it in 1920. Doug passed away in 2015 and was known for his ability to make everyone feel significant.

Ronnie Deakins, produce manager...store's opening at 6am.

Ronnie Deakins, produce manager who's worked at Hudson's for 48 years, unloads the delivery of bananas from the semi truck who was running late that morning, arriving at 5:30am instead of it's typical 3:30am. He brings them directly to the floor where another worker starts stocking the shelf for the store's opening at 6am.

The produce section of Hudson&a...r Doug Hudson's office.

The produce section of Hudson's from the view of store oversee-er John King's office. Originally owner Doug Hudson's office.

While a pallet of 48 cases of b...s in the event they are needed.

While a pallet of 48 cases of bananas is stocked out in the produce section, more cases sit in the back by the offices in the event they are needed.

6am sunrise at Hudson's...eakhouse in nearby Branson, MO.

6am sunrise at Hudson's grocery store from the view on Main St., Harrison. Hudson's is known for their large Bull that towers over Main Street. It was repurposed to them decades ago from a steakhouse in nearby Branson, MO.

Hudson's carts wait for... that want to avoid the crowds.

Hudson's carts wait for customers to arrive at 6am when they first open. Hudson's added the 6-7am time block after the pandemic started, to cater to high risk and elderly customers that want to avoid the crowds.

Originally the front of the gro... the side where employees park.

Originally the front of the grocery store on Main Street, the grey stone addition on the building was put on and this is now the side where employees park.

Sunrise on the west entrance to...to shop before the crowds come.

Sunrise on the west entrance to Hudson's. Since the pandemic started, the store began opening an hour earlier to accomodate high risk customers that want to shop before the crowds come.

Cheryl Breedlove has cashiered ... first customer of the morning.

Cheryl Breedlove has cashiered at Hudson's for about 20 years. She'd just checked out the first customer of the morning.

Senior in high school and Hudso...an, while asking about her day.

Senior in high school and Hudson employee, Eamon Clark helps long time customer Jessie McCutcheon load groceries into her van, while asking about her day.