Monday, March 2, 2009

Shopping Scrappy style

I know, I don't have to tell you about Wally-hell but, I need to tell ya Critter has successfully wormed out of grocery shopping for the last two years. He says things like "I have to work on the barn, I have to go to work, I am just not gonna do it, you go out amongst the missing links of society".
I had avoided this chore for 35 years and I marry him and now look at me. When I was single I know there was never any kind of food in the house because that is why God blessed us with restaurants. I don't cook, I don't know what to buy to go with whatever for dinner. I am not the person for this job!
My days of grocery shopping solo are numbered. It is about time Critter suffer right along with me.
Today at the Wally the usual Freaks of nature, rude as all get out, I am gonna ram my buggy into the back of your heel then look at you like you are the one in the way- kind of folks were all just waiting for me.
Then something so out of the ordinary happened a conversation on the air freshener aisle.
A cross-eyed man. walked in front of me and excused himself! I know, I was in total shock someone with an inkling of manners was there the same time as me.
I politely smiled and the here came the conversation. He pulled from his pocket a million box lids and labels playing some kind of match game. He explained to me that is how his wife sends him to the store. She is betting he can't go wrong all he has to do is match the label. Well, he was trying to match up air freshener. He had no luck. The sheer terror in his voice as he tried to tell me she ain't gonna be happy when he unloads the bags and he got the wrong one.
The one and only conversation and it was a heart breaker. You know,she will remind him for a week that she just gave him one little task and couldn't get it right!
Poor guy.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Cuz, when I stopped in Waxahatchie, I seen a HEB. Why dont you shop for groceries there?
    I love me some HEB. Yea I know some items may be a little bit more, but I've always found that some food stuff made by HEB is of better quality than most name brands. I'm just sayin. I hate WALLEY and when I need something I avoid WALLEY no matter what..LUV YA, hey email your address for your basket.

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  2. Sam, The HEB is 48 miles the other way.
    I do love HEB and dont mind paying a higher price not to be subjected to the court jesters. but I don't have time to grocery shop on the weekend and we always seem to run out of crap on Tues. weird huh?

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