I said for years that every second date should be to a grocery store. The first date can be as fancy and choreographed as the couple wants, but the second date needs to be to the grocery store.
You can learn just about everything you need to learn about a person from watching them at a grocery store. From how they chose a parking spot, to how they talk to employees, to how they budget, to how they prepare a list, to how healthy they eat, to how they check out, to if they return the shopping cart.
I feel like that would doom any chances I’d ever have of a relationship. I park really far away, visit the bathroom at least once for guerrilla art installations, and zig zig across the entire store as I remember what kinds of things I want. Both major exes hated this.
Wow I would hate that too. I try to spend as little time in the grocery store as possible. I almost always have a list of exactly what I want and that’s it. It’s hard enough finding things that are on the list, never mind remembering new things to buy.
Most of the stuff in a grocery store is junk food. The good stuff is at the ends and around the back, with only a few good things in the aisles (staples like olive oil, spices, rice, pasta, canned tomatoes).
Heh. My first date with my husband ended up at a pizzeria chain. He pulled out a gift card (he won at karaoke). Believe it or not, despite Weird Al asserting that pulling out a coupon book when on a date is tacky, I actually admired it. We’ve been together 14 years, and this year is our tenth wedding anniversary. 😊 Turns out we had a whole lot more in common.
Used to be mine, too, but I don’t browse like I used to. I only browse the Giant Tiger (Canadian budget department store a bit like the old Bargain! Shop and BiWay before it) and Dollarama. 😅
You no idea how much you just outed yourself as an american and not at all part of the “fuck cars” community that’s so popular here on lemmy for objectively good reasons. It’s fucking sad that was the first thing you thought was relevant.
Pretty sure they’re just going in order of operations? The first thing you do if you drove to the grocery store is park, that’s why they said it first. Weird ass little comment you’ve made here though lmao
Just what an insanely out-of-touch thing to say lol.
People from the “fuck cars” community are plainly aware that America largely does not have walkable cities and understands cars being necessary in some of those places, while advocating for infrastructural changes which would render cars unnecessary.
“It’s fucking sad that was the first thing you thought was relevant” yeah, it sucks that we literally would have to walk miles through pathless landscape, crossing over busy highways on foot, to reach our destination. And since, naturally, it would be fucking insane to do that literally every day, we have to buy in bulk.
tbf, ime people working grocery stores like lost/cast off items like that (assuming it doesn’t spoil quick). the small game of “oh, where does this go” is much wanted change of pace to the mind numbing tedium that is working a grocery store
I used to work for a winter sports store. Skis, snowboards, winter clothes, etc.
On slow days during the week, it was often just me running the floor while I had some guys doing service work in the back. So I had a day where I was alone in front of the store, doing price changes on a rack of skis. Behind me, the only customer in the shop went through every clothing rack and meticulously removed every garment from its hanger and laid it over top of the rack. When I finally caught on to what she was doing, she said, “It looked like you needed something to do!” And then she left without buying anything.
It’s been at least 15 years, and I still get livid thinking about that.
Holy shit, I am the opposite. I had thought I wouldn’t make extra work for workers (unless I was in a hurry and it was a shelf stable thing, I will always put back a refrigerated or frozen thing where it belongs). But this breaking-the-tedium is a new perspective for me.
I don’t think I’ve talked to an employee in a grocery store in years. They’re all self check out or 95% self check out and there’s online directories to find the location of every product in the store
The online site for my grocery stores are good for making a list, but never tell me where it is in the store. If possible, some store sites do a list by how you add it. I am a bit obsessive about arranging my list around where stuff is, so I’m not zig zagging.
I use self checkout a lot, but at my local one, they ad match, so I have to show screenshots (or Flipp app) to the cashier to do it.
I said for years that every second date should be to a grocery store. The first date can be as fancy and choreographed as the couple wants, but the second date needs to be to the grocery store.
You can learn just about everything you need to learn about a person from watching them at a grocery store. From how they chose a parking spot, to how they talk to employees, to how they budget, to how they prepare a list, to how healthy they eat, to how they check out, to if they return the shopping cart.
I feel like that would doom any chances I’d ever have of a relationship. I park really far away, visit the bathroom at least once for guerrilla art installations, and zig zig across the entire store as I remember what kinds of things I want. Both major exes hated this.
It’s all about compatibility. This is in your favor. If you had taken your ex’es grocery shopping early on then they wouldn’t be your ex’es now.
Gonna be honest, I’d find that pretty endearing!
Wow I would hate that too. I try to spend as little time in the grocery store as possible. I almost always have a list of exactly what I want and that’s it. It’s hard enough finding things that are on the list, never mind remembering new things to buy.
Most of the stuff in a grocery store is junk food. The good stuff is at the ends and around the back, with only a few good things in the aisles (staples like olive oil, spices, rice, pasta, canned tomatoes).
Heh. My first date with my husband ended up at a pizzeria chain. He pulled out a gift card (he won at karaoke). Believe it or not, despite Weird Al asserting that pulling out a coupon book when on a date is tacky, I actually admired it. We’ve been together 14 years, and this year is our tenth wedding anniversary. 😊 Turns out we had a whole lot more in common.
lol, this is how my first roommate vetted me. I guess I passed the test.
The supermarket is my 3rd space
Used to be mine, too, but I don’t browse like I used to. I only browse the Giant Tiger (Canadian budget department store a bit like the old Bargain! Shop and BiWay before it) and Dollarama. 😅
Especially if they’re Greek and you go to university together?
“From how they choose a parking spot”
You no idea how much you just outed yourself as an american and not at all part of the “fuck cars” community that’s so popular here on lemmy for objectively good reasons. It’s fucking sad that was the first thing you thought was relevant.
Pretty sure they’re just going in order of operations? The first thing you do if you drove to the grocery store is park, that’s why they said it first. Weird ass little comment you’ve made here though lmao
Just what an insanely out-of-touch thing to say lol.
People from the “fuck cars” community are plainly aware that America largely does not have walkable cities and understands cars being necessary in some of those places, while advocating for infrastructural changes which would render cars unnecessary.
“It’s fucking sad that was the first thing you thought was relevant” yeah, it sucks that we literally would have to walk miles through pathless landscape, crossing over busy highways on foot, to reach our destination. And since, naturally, it would be fucking insane to do that literally every day, we have to buy in bulk.
Idk, sounds like you’re just kinda privileged.
Change your mind on a product. Do they put it back where it belongs or throw it on the nearest clearly wrong shelf?
Oh my god I would just leave right then
tbf, ime people working grocery stores like lost/cast off items like that (assuming it doesn’t spoil quick). the small game of “oh, where does this go” is much wanted change of pace to the mind numbing tedium that is working a grocery store
I used to work for a winter sports store. Skis, snowboards, winter clothes, etc.
On slow days during the week, it was often just me running the floor while I had some guys doing service work in the back. So I had a day where I was alone in front of the store, doing price changes on a rack of skis. Behind me, the only customer in the shop went through every clothing rack and meticulously removed every garment from its hanger and laid it over top of the rack. When I finally caught on to what she was doing, she said, “It looked like you needed something to do!” And then she left without buying anything.
It’s been at least 15 years, and I still get livid thinking about that.
Fuck. As former retail worker, I’m going to be livid for the next 15 years thinking about it too.
Holy shit, I am the opposite. I had thought I wouldn’t make extra work for workers (unless I was in a hurry and it was a shelf stable thing, I will always put back a refrigerated or frozen thing where it belongs). But this breaking-the-tedium is a new perspective for me.
I’ve worked in retail and I disagree. Trying to keep everything in order but constantly having to deal with shoppers messing stuff is frustrating.
Or, is the person a shopper at all? Do they act like they’ve never been to a grocery store in their lives?
That’s useful information.
Gen z is already struggling to date. They don’t need the added barrier of not ordering limos for their burrito and being judged for it.
It’s all about compatibility here. If the date thinks they need limo burritos then that’s important information.
Meanwhile I have no idea what a limo burrito is
Doordash, hyerbolically? Metaphorically? referring to the transport vehicles as limos
Every burrito that gets delivered to your home is delivered in the best car it’ll ever drive in, miracles of technology, all limo’s to the burrito.
Or do they compulsively steal? And if so, did they remember what my favourite chocolate bar is?
Are frozens a separate category here?
Just go shopping. We’ll discuss compatibility when we are done.
I don’t think I’ve talked to an employee in a grocery store in years. They’re all self check out or 95% self check out and there’s online directories to find the location of every product in the store
The online site for my grocery stores are good for making a list, but never tell me where it is in the store. If possible, some store sites do a list by how you add it. I am a bit obsessive about arranging my list around where stuff is, so I’m not zig zagging.
I use self checkout a lot, but at my local one, they ad match, so I have to show screenshots (or Flipp app) to the cashier to do it.
Date takes note.