Saturday, February 19, 2011

Mysterious Avocados

I have recently starting going to a new grocery store. The tiny town I live in has the charming grocery store, Bill's Food Mart, but I have only gone there once. After that shopping experience I have refused to go back unless I really need to pick up a last minute item in a pinch. It's a small and over-priced local grocery store, and I won't spend more money on off-brand items than I would for name brand at another store. 

I used to go to Pick N' Save in the town I work in. However, that's another small town and includes all the perks of small town price gouging. So, I've started going to Woodman's in Madison. The first time I went to that store, I felt like I was taking my life in my own hands. Never, I repeat, NEVER, go to Woodman's on a Sunday afternoon. You're lucky if you can even move your cart around. There are people everywhere. Honestly, you'd have thought that there was going to be some sort of nuclear apocalypse the way people were pushing and shoving. Heaven forbid you try to push a cart somewhere! 

Knowing what I learned about shopping on a Sunday, I went there today, a Saturday, at dinnertime. I thought this would be a safer bet, and even though it was busy, I didn't wait in line to check out, and I was able to push my cart freely in the aisles. I went about my business and then I went home. I hauled my bags up to my second story apartment and then began putting things in the refrigerator and cabinets as I cooked a frozen pizza. I want to make fajitas this week so I had some peppers in my bag and I bought an avocado for them too. Everything tastes better with avocado. 

As I'm pulling various bags of produce out I pull out a bag with four avocados in it. I stare at it confused. Four? I bought one avocado. Either the one I bought just multiplied or someone stuck a bunch of avocados in my cart. Sure enough, I found the single avocado that I picked out, and continued to stare at the four fruits I had unknowingly paid for. I've become the victim of a shopping avocado dropping. Now I guess I need to make some guacamole or something equally as delicious because I've got five ripe avocados. Anyone want to bring over some chips and have a fiesta? 

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