On Thu, 16 May 2013 23:18:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Roy" > wrote in message
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>> On Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:36:42 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Daughter and I were stooging it today. Went shopping at Albertsons,
>>> Target
>>>
>>> and Costco. Mostly got stuff for the food back at Albertsons but did get
>>>
>>> some things for the pasta salad that I'll make on Sat. Was hoping that
>>>
>>> Costco would still have the assorted little grape and cherry tomatoes.
>>> They
>>>
>>> did! Also picked up a big container of cherries and a fruit platter for
>>>
>>> husband.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Got home. Daughter opened the back of the van and shrieked! Apparently
>>> the
>>>
>>> bag had toppled. A few cherries fell to the driveway along with all of
>>> the
>>>
>>> tomatoes! We picked up all of the tomatoes that we could easily reach
>>> but a
>>>
>>> few were under the van. Since the driveway is on a slight slant, those
>>>
>>> eventually rolled near the sidewalk. We opted just to leave the cherries
>>>
>>> there because I know the birds love them and we have quite a few birds in
>>>
>>> the front yard. I think they have nests there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Picked up the fruit platter and tomatoes and walked them into the house.
>>>
>>> Then I could feel the front of my shirt getting wetter and wetter. Fruit
>>>
>>> platter was upside down and I was doused with melon juice. So while I
>>> was
>>>
>>> cleaning up inside the house, daughter came in, laughing her head off.
>>> It's
>>>
>>> a nice day, we're across the street from a park and people are always
>>>
>>> walking their dogs out there. She said people gave her the funniest
>>> looks
>>>
>>> when they say the produce all over. We do have a cherry tree so they
>>> were
>>>
>>> probably thinking it was a bit early for those.
>>
>> Always have boxes in your van to put those bags of groceries into.
>
>I had thought about that. But it seemed like they would be problematic if I
>bought something large.

You can always put the large items beside the boxes. Just because the
boxes are there doesn't mean you absolutely have to use them.

Doris