Groceries
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As far as I'm concerned, this is how I win at Publix:
Spent $60.40 and saved $60.40. Everything I bought was BOGO. Usually I spend at least a few dollars more than I save cause of various vegetables or weighted BOGO items where they give you the lighter one free. Today I did my thing of Walmart for the odds and ends and Publix for the deals.
I got some good stuff too. The Thanksgiving deals included shrimp platters and the fancy Dutch cheese that I'd never normally buy, like Edam and Gouda.
And I guess every Publix trip where I don't wind up falling in a canal is a win technically, but this one today was a super win.
Spent $60.40 and saved $60.40. Everything I bought was BOGO. Usually I spend at least a few dollars more than I save cause of various vegetables or weighted BOGO items where they give you the lighter one free. Today I did my thing of Walmart for the odds and ends and Publix for the deals.
I got some good stuff too. The Thanksgiving deals included shrimp platters and the fancy Dutch cheese that I'd never normally buy, like Edam and Gouda.
And I guess every Publix trip where I don't wind up falling in a canal is a win technically, but this one today was a super win.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I do. I have done it electronically but I wouldn't even try now. I turn my phone onto the tunes and try not to use it at all while shopping. Pain in the ass having to enter passcode since facial recognition is defeated by mask.
Mrs. Scotch recently made a shopping list (for herself) for the first time. She usually knows what she needs to make meals, and also what's low in the house, and she just goes through the aisles. But she made a paper list the other day.
When she sends me, it's sometimes a paper list, or sometimes a note on my phone. It's more effort to make a paper list, but it's easier in the market than constantly pulling the phone out of your pocket. I always say "text me if you think of anything else", but she never does. On a pathetic note, I often need to have her give me the size, number of sizes available, brand, type of package (bag or plastic container or frozen package etc.), variation (pureed, whole, chunky etc.), and whether regular or skim/lowfat/low sugar. Recently I got half-and-half, and one size was in ounces, while another size was in pints. Too much to handle.
When she sends me, it's sometimes a paper list, or sometimes a note on my phone. It's more effort to make a paper list, but it's easier in the market than constantly pulling the phone out of your pocket. I always say "text me if you think of anything else", but she never does. On a pathetic note, I often need to have her give me the size, number of sizes available, brand, type of package (bag or plastic container or frozen package etc.), variation (pureed, whole, chunky etc.), and whether regular or skim/lowfat/low sugar. Recently I got half-and-half, and one size was in ounces, while another size was in pints. Too much to handle.
Sometimes she also needs to tell me which aisle things may be in, or else I'll roam around for hours.
I asked the question because I was writing my list for my usual Publix BOGO/Walmart everything trip today.
Well, I spent $60 at Walmart and did the self checkout like always. When I got home I was going through the receipt and it turns out I forgot to scan the eggs. I'm not going all the way back there for like $1.50 worth of eggs so I stole a dozen eggs today.
I'm a criminal mastermind.
Well, I spent $60 at Walmart and did the self checkout like always. When I got home I was going through the receipt and it turns out I forgot to scan the eggs. I'm not going all the way back there for like $1.50 worth of eggs so I stole a dozen eggs today.
I'm a criminal mastermind.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I tell my wife if she doesn't want a surprise to be very specific in what she gives me. It has been determined that I get in less trouble for guessing than constantly calling and asking for clarifications. Now that I am doing most of the cooking, I do most of the lists but she does still ask for some stuff,
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I have forgotten the cokes on the bottom of the cart a couple times. Its the risk of self checkout. If they wanted to make sure everything got scanned 100% of the time, all those self checkout lanes would be manned by a walmart employee.
I've done it once before. I probably talked about it here in some thread. It was with a Publix hoagie but like 5 years ago.
If Hectic can knock over 3 cases of wine and just walk out, you can get some free soda cans.
Ha. I'm the egg/hoagie klepto. IdRather is the ruthless soda thief.
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I used my phone pre-covid, but have switched back to paper lately.
It's supposed to help keep the virus off your phone and face.
It's supposed to help keep the virus off your phone and face.
I was at that store again tonight. I was glad for the face mask, that way nobody would be able to recognize me.
You ever unknowingly take home a bag of groceries that doesn't belong to you?
Happened just now. Came inside with all the bags of groceries and got to one with two big jars of dill pickles. I'm like I know my wife didn't buy this because I personally put all the groceries from the cart to the register. Not on the receipt either. Must have been left there from the shopper before me...
I wish it was something I liked more than dill pickles. Lol
Happened just now. Came inside with all the bags of groceries and got to one with two big jars of dill pickles. I'm like I know my wife didn't buy this because I personally put all the groceries from the cart to the register. Not on the receipt either. Must have been left there from the shopper before me...
I wish it was something I liked more than dill pickles. Lol
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
