Supermarket Sweep
 

Kegmama's questions inspired this thread, so if you don't like it please neg-rep her not me.

Do you like going food etc-shopping, and how do you organise yourself before you go? Do you write down a list of what you need to get, or you just wander around and grab random things? Most importantly, do you like going to the supermarket? I personally find it tedious, plus often the food I buy rots in the cupoboards/fridges 'cause I rarely cook/eat at home.

I tend to write lists before I go even though I only ever go for 4-5 things, just cause I dont trust my memory. Most of the time I'm in and out, zeroing in on the things I came for and get the hell out. Other times, I am one of those creeps that browses around just to turn things in their hands and look at them.

 

I do not like going at all. I usually have a small list of the every day items that I might need to pick up, like when I run out of ketchup, or butter, or whatever. I have to get a big order about every 10 days, on average each trip costs me $200. It is tedious. And repetitive. And expensive.

I don't mind the actual experience of buying food at the market I just don't like the enviroment when there are tons of people there. Thats why I(we) try to go later at night or at a seemingly better or slower time. Lists are the way we get down, and most of the time random wandering and grabbing shows its little head.

I like going to the supermarket... usually I go two or three times a week for medium sized shops.. never do big shop. That would be tiresome. When I shop I dont often take a list... just remember.. in my head. Often I try and buy something treat like amoungst the regular shopping.. (though my view of treat is probably not so treat like to some.. a new tea.. or something like that)

I prefer safeway over coles ( only oz will understand this) coles are too expensive and safeway have better healthfood section. Unfortunately the mall closest to me has TWO coles, and no other supermarkets... which is frustrating. Still, food shopping is fun.

Though I enjoy going to Macro (http://www.macrowholefoods.com.au/) and vegie markets much much moreso... but I only do that very occasionally.

I do a meal plan for the week, make a list, then go first thing every Monday morning after dropping my daughter off at school.

My son rides in the trolley and we have a good laugh which helps when you're doing something so tedious.

I've got the meal plan/shop down to a fine art. We have a pretty empty fridge by the end of the week because we use everything we buy.

I go to walmart every sunday. I have the store and my list (mostly) memorized. sometimes the wife adds things and I go with a sticky note.

recently, I bought an iPhone grocery list app. it's pretty awesome in that I can store item lists and it will display them in order of how I have the aisles set up. unfortunately, I've been too sick to bother setting it up this week.

to keep shopping fresh, I categorize other shopper's demographics.

typical of my time slot: Old Black Married Couples, Hot Girls in Short-shorts and Mexican Aisle Blockers (my bane). on the rare occasion when I go on saturday, the demographic always includes Lesbian Partners and White Trash Moms with Seven Kids in Tow. two weeks ago, I made a new and exciting find: Inter-racial Midget Couple (mind blowing...I'm telling you).

My wife makes a list of dinners for the week and any other stuff we NEED. I always go with her-- it kind of makes it fun for both of us to have company. Plus we like to splurge on cheeses. Fine cheeses from around the world.

my big local supermarket is open 24 hours - and my other local supermarket is Korean. I go at odd hours and usually enjoy shopping.

They add insult to injury to the whole trip, those spoilt little brats.

ha ha this is too easy
-10 / 10 : useless thread!!!!!!

mmm we shop at three different places for different things cuz of the price(s).
I do my share of the shopping on thursdays after work.
The wife shops the rest on Saturday mornings.
By doing this we save quite a few bucks a week to buy the drugs.

ha ha what a fookin' TWAT! hahahaha

Why are you always trying to stir shit between people on many threads? I've noticed you do that quite a lot, sonny.

what, calling people twat?
Nah that's just for you.
I'm usually the peaceful guy you know.

Hmmm, you do come across as more sneaky than that.

actually that's YOUR specialty, i don't wanna make you look like you're copying me, so i won't do again unless you give me another good pportunity like this one. he he

really?

absolutely NOT intentional at all, honestly

You felt it, didn't you, eh? he... he...he!

What did i feel?