*Thank you all so much for your sympathy and clicks - you guys rock. The good news is that we did find another car (2006 Kia Sedona). It makes me happy, even though it doesn't have all the bells and whistles. It was relatively cheap, had low mileage and has a huge warranty. Now if only getting another job would be as easy. . .
It takes me a long time to grocery shop. My husband and my mother make fun of how long it takes me. One of them even gets cranky about it.
I read a lot of labels at the store - I'm trying to eliminate high fructose corn syrup from our diets (I am not a health nut, my kids eat chocolate and chips on a regular basis, but high fructose corn syrup is far worse than sugar and it's put in so many foods that don't need sugar, like ketchup and bread). With Hot Guy's hypertension, I'm also looking at salt. Plus, I'm always looking for how to get the most for my money. I read a lot of labels. So I'm sure that I do take an EXCEPTIONALLY long time at the store.
But I don't care. Because I also never bring home the wrong thing. Yesterday Hot Guy stopped at the store to get a few essentials (and charcoal for the grill). We talked on the phone and I reminded him to get Smart Balance butter spread (no trans fats, no saturated fats) but NOT the light kind (the regular actually seems like butter, the light stuff doesn't melt). I said I thought the package was yellow and green.
Guess what's in my fridge today? Smart Balance LIGHT. Because the package of that is also yellow and green and of course Hot Guy didn't waste time by reading the label. Hot Guy and my mother have both brought home Diet Cherry Pepsi, instead of regular Diet Pepsi (Hot Guy more than Mom). And yes, the bottles do look alike. But that can be fixed by reading the damn label.
Sometimes I forget things I'm supposed to buy at the store. Sometimes I don't get the best deal. But I never bring home the wrong thing - that's gotta count for something.
5 comments:
It's still better to bring the wrong thing home from the grocery than it is to bring the wrong thing home for the bar on Saturday night.
BUT......you reminded him on the phone! It's a ploy so that you won't ask him to pick up anything at the grocery again. ;)
I have soooooo been there and done that. The gnome has high blood pressure . When he was first diagnosed, I was so freaked out I was afraid to buy anything unless I read every bit of the label. I have calmed down now quite a bit..and I haven't killed him (not yet anyway..lol)
travis sent me...i am here to click away!
Synchronicity! Today, my mom asked me to pick her up a 2-liter of diet pepsi...I brought home diet cherry pepsi.
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