What did you do in the garden today?

[Smokerbill]

Costco will do that too.

They move it on purpose just so people have to spend time hunting for things, and hopefully make some impulse purchases. Grocery stores (big chain ones, anyway) are sneaky. I think there are lots of studies on product placement and atmosphere tricks to make people buy more stuff.

 

[Sally PB]

They move it on purpose just so people have to spend time hunting for things, and hopefully make some impulse purchases. Grocery stores (big chain ones, anyway) are sneaky. I think there are lots of studies on product placement and atmosphere tricks to make people buy more stuff.

Oh, I know they do it on purpose.

I have a certain way I do my shopping. I do buy things on impulse, but not they way they think they get me to buy stuff. Like today. Toothpaste and mouthwash were on sale, so I bought more than I usually do. I won't even look for it for another 5-6 months, on sale or not.

Will I try a new product or flavor on a spur of the moment decision? Sure, on occasion. But, as they say, I gotta wanna. I am much more likely to try a different-than-my-usual vegetable than a new snack food. Oooo! We got Sally to buy a head of broccoli this week! Score one for Meijer! Nope, I want to make a frittata.

 

[gtaus]

I think my hubby has set foot in the market less than 12 times in our 30 years.

Dear Wife prefers that I don't shop at the market. If something is too expensive, I won't buy it. If something rings up higher priced at the till, I'll complain to the clerk/manager and make them mark it down to the display price (always seems to happen just on their "special sale" items). Her approach to food is that if she wants something, she'll buy it regardless of the price. And if something rings up higher at the checkout, it's of no concern to her because she doesn't pay attention to the price anyways. That's just not me.

WalMart seems to be the worse offender in our town. They claim to have the lowest prices on the shelves, but you can't count on that at the checkout.

I'm so old that I remember a time when a store clerk would ring up your purchases, bag them for you, and even walk you out to your car and load the bags of groceries. Never needed that service when I was younger, but feel I lost out on something now that I'm at an age where little services like that would be appreciated.

 

[Smokerbill]

Oh, I know they do it on purpose.

I have a certain way I do my shopping. I do buy things on impulse, but not they way they think they get me to buy stuff. Like today. Toothpaste and mouthwash were on sale, so I bought more than I usually do. I won't even look for it for another 5-6 months, on sale or not.

Will I try a new product or flavor on a spur of the moment decision? Sure, on occasion. But, as they say, I gotta wanna. I am much more likely to try a different-than-my-usual vegetable than a new snack food. Oooo! We got Sally to buy a head of broccoli this week! Score one for Meijer! Nope, I want to make a frittata.

I've always tried to keep enough on hand to last me 6 months if SHTFan. Beans/rice/canned good/toiletries. My planning paid off when the Covid lockdown hit, and I had a year's supply of toilet paper on hand. LOL

 

[fuzzi]

Dear Wife prefers that I don't shop at the market. If something is too expensive, I won't buy it. If something rings up higher priced at the till, I'll complain to the clerk/manager and make them mark it down to the display price (always seems to happen just on their "special sale" items). Her approach to food is that if she wants something, she'll buy it regardless of the price. And if something rings up higher at the checkout, it's of no concern to her because she doesn't pay attention to the price anyways. That's just not me.

WalMart seems to be the worse offender in our town. They claim to have the lowest prices on the shelves, but you can't count on that at the checkout.

I'm so old that I remember a time when a store clerk would ring up your purchases, bag them for you, and even walk you out to your car and load the bags of groceries. Never needed that service when I was younger, but feel I lost out on something now that I'm at an age where little services like that would be appreciated.

I remember that, too. My first job was after school at a grocery store. The teen girls were cashiers, the teen boys would stock shelves, bag groceries, and TAKE THE GROCERIES TO THE CUSTOMER'S CAR. They'd load them in the car, too.

 

[gtaus]

I have had a bumper crop of cherry tomatoes this year, thanks to having started my plants in the house 8 weeks before our transplant date. My tomato plants have grown so much better, and sooner, then any of the plants I used to buy at the nurseries.

Normally, I put my tomato plants in a 3 foot tall cage and they never exceeded that before. This year, my in-house starts grew to over 6 feet tall - but then they flopped over on the 3 foot tall cages because the plants did not have enough support. The cherry tomato plants are still producing like crazy, they just look a little rough all flopped over.

Anyways, I learned how to wash off the cherry tomatoes, let them dry, put them single layer in the freezer for about 4 hours till they are rock hard, then transfer them to a freezer storage baggy for long term. Got 3 bags full so far of those nice cherry tomatoes, just freezing a little at a time as we have excess. Looking forward to using those frozen cherry tomatoes in dishes this winter.

 

[Smokerbill]

Dear Wife prefers that I don't shop at the market. If something is too expensive, I won't buy it. If something rings up higher priced at the till, I'll complain to the clerk/manager and make them mark it down to the display price (always seems to happen just on their "special sale" items). Her approach to food is that if she wants something, she'll buy it regardless of the price. And if something rings up higher at the checkout, it's of no concern to her because she doesn't pay attention to the price anyways. That's just not me.

WalMart seems to be the worse offender in our town. They claim to have the lowest prices on the shelves, but you can't count on that at the checkout.

I'm so old that I remember a time when a store clerk would ring up your purchases, bag them for you, and even walk you out to your car and load the bags of groceries. Never needed that service when I was younger, but feel I lost out on something now that I'm at an age where little services like that would be appreciated.

I couldn't count the times I had to correct a cashier when a price rang up wrong. I remember most of the prices as I pick things up, and watch the readout when they're checked.

I've missed things too, and immediately went to the customer service desk to get the 15 cents I was overcharged. LOL

 

[Smokerbill]

I remember that, too. My first job was after school at a grocery store. The teen girls were cashiers, the teen boys would stock shelves, bag groceries, and TAKE THE GROCERIES TO THE CUSTOMER'S CAR. They'd load them in the car, too.

They still do that if you order your groceries for pickup. I do that sometimes at Fred Meyer and Walmart.

 

[fuzzi]

I've always tried to keep enough on hand to last me 6 months if SHTFan. Beans/rice/canned good/toiletries. My planning paid off when the Covid lockdown hit, and I had a year's supply of toilet paper on hand. LOL

I started stocking up 2-3 years ago. I have shelves with canned food in the shed, plus a small chest freezer and a refrigerator also in the shed. It gets up to about 100° in there during the summer, but I have not had any issues with spoilage. We also keep cases of TP and PT (paper towels), extra jugs of laundry detergent, stuff like that. The supply chain issues have rarely affected us.

 

[Sally PB]

I've always tried to keep enough on hand to last me 6 months if SHTFan. Beans/rice/canned good/toiletries. My planning paid off when the Covid lockdown hit, and I had a year's supply of toilet paper on hand.

Same here, though the great TP shortage of 2020 made me stock up on that too. I used to buy the 6 pack at the local grocery. Now I buy the 30 pack at Costco.

I learned how to wash off the cherry tomatoes, let them dry, put them single layer in the freezer for about 4 hours till they are rock hard, then transfer them to a freezer storage baggy for long term. Got 3 bags full so far of those nice cherry tomatoes, just freezing a little at a time as we have excess. Looking forward to using those frozen cherry tomatoes in dishes this winter.

I need some dishes/recipes for cherry tomatoes! I have and will have lots. Gobs. A veritable plethora. They seem too sweet to use for sauce; so far they're just for snacking and salads.

I've missed things too, and immediately went to the customer service desk to get the 15 cents I was overcharged. LOL

Today I was putting my bags in the cart to leave, and saw the box of dishwasher soap I'd put on the the bottom shelf of the cart. I hadn't put it on the conveyor, so the cashier hadn't seen it. I had paid with a check, and she'd cashed me out. I paid for it with cash, so as not to hold up the line behind me. They often don't have enough lanes open on Sunday, which is a busy shopping day.

I probably could have walked out with it. But that's not how I roll.