THE FUNNIEST THING HAPPENED OMGGGGG. I'm so dumb lmaaooo

So....I couldn't find an indian/halal grocery store in my area. The nearest one was 2hr walk away, and 1 hr something if I took trains/buses. So anyway....because I had only had egg and bologna sandwich for the whole week...I suddenly had the energy to travel all the way to the indian grocer....so....i took a train and two buses...and ...I bought a HELL LOT OF STUFF bcz yknow I can't travel so much every week!

Anyway....so....once I had packed everything in bags....I realised....I couldn't carry them all the way back lmaaooo, the bags were literally tearing at the seams xD and the weight was too much for my arms lolololol.

so,....I finally had to call a cab🤡...which is crazy expensive here guys 😭no cab rides are less than 20 euros. I downloaded uber and called one, the dude was really sweet, and I didn't have enough money for the ride. I was 3 euros short. I still tried to count all the coins and gave him another euro. 21 euros. He picked the groceries and dropped them at the door too. Such a kind man.

How do people on a budget do groceries?

I'm thinking of buying a wheely cart. That I can carry as I walk to the bus stops etc. I can't afford ubering around every few weeks. It's too expensive.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

Elessar · 26-30, M

Why not public transportation?

Calling a taxi/Uber in Europe is something that for the most part only Americans do, and the textbook definition of American in the unwritten book of European businesses is "someone who was plenty of money to squeeze"

Saw this girl spending like €100 to get from Bologna to Florence, when public transportation would've gotten her there with like €15 lol, and there's a bus every hour iirc

turningthekeys · 31-35, F

@Elessar the bags were very heavy. I couldn't carry them all the way to the bus stop without tearing them, plus I was unable to lift that amount of weight.

turningthekeys · 31-35, F

@Elessar although I made it to the grocery store in at least 1 hour, if not more, via a train and 2 bus rides

Jayciedubb · 56-60, M

@Elessar textbook Americans consider time as a major factor when making those kinds of decisions. Get a ride straight there right now or wait an hour for a bus thats going to take an hour to meander its way there, stopping at every other block along the way. ..then there's what to do with all the groceries in the bus on the way back. (Slapping back the hands of the homeless vagrants who keep sorting through your groceries when you're not looking. ..and what are you going to tell them when they ask you if you have anything to eat..? Lol🤭joke joke)