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simplicity, the lack thereof A day at the grocery

#1 User is offline   kenberg 

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Posted 2010-October-01, 09:03

I know, I should just adjust. I'll try.


My wife asked for my company on a trip to the store where she had a long list of needs. The nominal boll at check-out was somewhat over $400 but of course no one pays any attention to that. We have a bonus card. Bonus coupons. Doubled bonus coupons. Bonus points. The wtf bonus. The cashier happily explained that our savings today came to $115. Plus I get sixty cents a gallon off on my next gasoline purchase. Oh joy.

Other aspects of this trip:
Upon reaching the razor blades, I narrowed the choice to Gillette Mach 3 and Gillette Mach 3 Turbo, the latter costing slightly more. Tough choice. I am plannning on shaving, not racing at Indy. It was impossible to tell the difference, if any, by reading the package, and I no longer have the package from the last time I bought blades. I got one of each.
We got some RediWhip (dairy is good for you!). Next to the white letters saying Original there are yellow letters saying New! Improved!.

A friend maintains that there is a master plan to move everything to a level where no one expects anything to make sense. He may be on to something.


Grumble.

Grumble

Grumble.

My next post will be disgustingly cheerful. Maybe.


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Merchandising explained in simple terms:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=ByomIJf5n9w
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Posted 2010-October-01, 09:08

RediWhip? Nice...... :blink:
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Posted 2010-October-01, 10:05

We are planning a party.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 10:18

kenberg, on Oct 1 2010, 11:05 AM, said:

We are planning a party.

oh i thought you were going to use it as shaving cream

View PostFree, on 2011-May-10, 03:57, said:

Babalu just wanted a shoulder to cry on, is that too much to ask for?
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Posted 2010-October-01, 11:02

Actually, we are having it on blueberries tonight. But I will keep the various suggestions in mind for future use.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 15:52

somehow i doubt phil had 'shaving cream' in mind
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Posted 2010-October-01, 15:59

Shaving cream on blueberries? :lol:
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Posted 2010-October-01, 17:12

luke warm, on Oct 1 2010, 04:52 PM, said:

somehow i doubt phil had 'shaving cream' in mind

A guy might be right about this. It's different.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 21:00

If you buy the mushrooms you get frequent flyer miles.

P.S. The Gillette Mach 3 Turbo goes from zero to hypovolemic shock in 2.7 seconds, if that helps.
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