Don’t ever go shopping at noon!
I hadn’t made any “big” grocery shopping trips with the kids in tow for quite a while. But now that Count Dooku is in school I figured I could handle the two other kids while getting a weeks worth of groceries. But it wasn’t them I needed to worry about.
For a long time now, I have noticed that I rarely see any elderly folk shopping at our local grocery store. I figured maybe there weren’t many elderly folks in the area, but I was wrong. They all shop at noon. It is havoc, people, havoc!
There I was, Angel girl in car seat, Obi-Wan riding on the end of the basket, caught in grocery cart traffic. Between the two mile an hour shuffling, the oooh’s and aww’s over Angel girl who was sporting a massive pink bow and the, “Put some socks on that baby!” it took us an hour and a half to do 30 minutes of shopping. I mean no disrespect to the elderly here. I loved the comments on my beautiful family and the adoring glances at my cute kids. But I think I’ll avoid retirement central at the grocery store from here on out. Especially when I’m in a hurry.
EDWARD YOUR A HAMSOME GUY ALL IM ASKING IS FOR BELLA TO HAVE THE BABY AND PUT...
Can you imagine if you lived in Palm Springs, Miami Beach, or some other retirement mecca?
“put some socks on that baby”! that is hilarious. noon at the grocery store here is packed with office workers getting lunch..packed to the brim. i pretty much just don’t go grocery shopping anymore. hooray for delivery!
Sounds mind-numbing!
Too funny! And not something I’ve experienced since my only noon-time grocery shopping trips are quick ones without kids as I rush to grab whatever we’re in desperate need of during my lunch hour. I find that I get dirty looks though if I take the kids (especially Becca) to the store with me anytime after about 7pm - I feel like pinning a sign on her that says, ‘Yes I should be in bed but hey, a family’s got to eat, right?’ :)
LOL I grew up in Palm Springs, had to say that after seeing Corrie’s comment.
The old people are all there at the same time because their communities bus them in. At our street fair a couple weeks ago, the fair had made the catastrophic decision of deaming one day both “senior appreciation day” and “schools day.” What were they thinking???
I used to live in a retirement town and you just get used to a slow pace at the grocery store. And everywhere else.
Hee, Hee! Tried that once… and I do mean ONCE!
Ohhh… don’t go in the morning, either. We have the same problem then. I shop online now. Much easier, and the weird old delivery guy only flirts with me a little bit.