Okay, let me preface this by saying that I didn’t really have anything on my grocery list for this particular store.
Just thought I’d go check if they had any deals I may have missed in the ad. Welp.
All I had was four bag of chips in my head, which I decided to get at another store…and noe that I’m looking back on it I didn’t even get.
Dude. 🙄
Anyway, I ended up getting more than I thought I would, which I’m not awfully mad about because it’s just classic me. But the kicker is as I was checking out my favorite cashier at the grocery store, who is an elderly woman, greeted me with a “darlin’” and when I left, she threw a “Bye, beautiful,” my way 🥹.
So, in that moment where she made me speechless as I blushed, I realized I went in there for exactly what I needed. I just didn’t know it beforehand.
Added note that at my next stop, Walmart (we have limited shopping options here so I have no choice but to shop there), I have a rotisserie chicken and two boxes of Tampax in my cart…which is so effective in the “Keep your distance” vibe that’s greatly needed here in the land of no darlins or beautifuls.
@PerfectionOfTheHeart Grocery store rotisserie chicken, underrated. Good weekday meal when you have jobs and kids to feed. Now that I’m retired I actually figured out how to replicate the taste on my Weber grill.
I typically go for sale items and mark downs. Always head straight to the meat section first. I call reduced items, used meats. I've been pretty good with it. I try not to impulse buy, but every now and then...
@JohnnyNoir That’s how my dad was. We were on such a tight budget he had no choice to try to make a dollar stretch. I bought ground beef today on clearance because I can’t bring myself to spend $8/lb on it. That’s ridiculous to me.
@PerfectionOfTheHeart I just got back from a grocery run. Best meat deal was on chicken breasts. Was looking for a nice roast for the crockpot to cook Saturday as it's supposed to be cool and rainy. Settled for black eyed peas and got a nice ham hock to season it and eat too.
