Grocery shopping (& Consumer Reports)

[Cloud]

'twas a lovely rant, Steve!

Sometimes, for me, there's the thrill of the hunt--finding good stuff, on sale, even if it's just eggs. It's almost an atavistic feeling, like I'm doing the gathering for my family.

The funniest thing, I think, is people randomly wandering the aisles (mostly men, sorry guys) talking on their cell phones. Do we have sugar? What kind of oil should I buy?

and Rich, I agree with you. Pay attention the marked prices and watch the ring up. One of the things that makes me mad is misleading sale labeling: In the wrong place, so you identify the wrong item as being on sale, or obscure conditions--yes, you really do have to buy 10 of those to get the discount price; that expired last week, etc.

And check your receipt before you leave the store!

Sigh. And now for the part I hate the most--UNLOADING!

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Cloud

Sometimes, for me, there's the thrill of the hunt--finding good stuff, on sale, even if it's just eggs. It's almost an atavistic feeling, like I'm doing the gathering for my family.

I used to experience that sometimes. These days, time is so limited, I just want to get in and out as quickly as possible, so I don't have time to enjoy the pleasure of the hunt.

Originally Posted by Cloud

The funniest thing, I think, is people randomly wandering the aisles (mostly men, sorry guys) talking on their cell phones. Do we have sugar? What kind of oil should I buy?

I've done this many times, and so has Mrs. Dallas. What did we do in the pre-cell phone days??? Usually I know what kind of oil I want. For me it's usually more "they don't have the brand of whatever that you like. Do you want me to just not get it, or take another brand?" or "They have frozen buffalo chutney on sale... if I buy six boxes of it, do we have room in the freezer for them?"

If you didn't see it, I'm sure you'd enjoy the commercial for digital cameras and printers (from HP I think, but I'm not sure) that featured The Wife going to the store and taking photos, which she then used to print up a visual list of Here's What You Need To Buy for The Husband.