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Does anyone else find supermarket receipts endlessly fascinating? No, I thought it was only me, then. I always pore over mine afterwards, and gloat shamelessly over all the money I've managed to save by taking advantage of BOGOF offers and the like. Less than 10 percent counts as failure; more than twenty percent makes me very gleeful indeed. Today's cause of glee was the poppadoms. I only wanted one packet, but since they were 1.64 each or 3 for £3, and they last for several months, it was really a no-brainer. And, by the way, the entire above paragraph is a sign that I must now be officially old. When I was a teenager, I characterised "boring old ladies" by their habit of talking earnestly about the price of veg.
While trotting around the shop, looking at the list of things that one or other of us have felt necessary to add to this week's shopping list Post-It note, I mused a little on the different reasons there are for adding things. There's, "X has run out; I suppose we should get some more," "X will run out soon. Get some more!" and "There are only two spare packets of X left, so we'd better replenish supplies." It made me wonder which items people would put on their "Mustn't ever allow to run out!" list. Well, I thought, not counting staples, such as bread and milk, but then I realised that everyone would probably have a different idea of what these staples would be.
So if there's anyone left who hasn't fallen asleep by now... What five items would be on your "well, not counting staples like..." list, and what additional dozen items would be on you "Mustn't ever allow to run out!" list?
( My answers )
While trotting around the shop, looking at the list of things that one or other of us have felt necessary to add to this week's shopping list Post-It note, I mused a little on the different reasons there are for adding things. There's, "X has run out; I suppose we should get some more," "X will run out soon. Get some more!" and "There are only two spare packets of X left, so we'd better replenish supplies." It made me wonder which items people would put on their "Mustn't ever allow to run out!" list. Well, I thought, not counting staples, such as bread and milk, but then I realised that everyone would probably have a different idea of what these staples would be.
So if there's anyone left who hasn't fallen asleep by now... What five items would be on your "well, not counting staples like..." list, and what additional dozen items would be on you "Mustn't ever allow to run out!" list?
( My answers )
