On 6/23/2019 5:25 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Julie Bove"Â* wrote in message ...
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> (snippage)
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>> There was a time when I looked at other people's shopping carts.
>> These days I don't care.Â* I don't care if they look at what I buy,
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> I always look at people's shopping carts. I am always sad when I see an
> elderly person with nothing but small, cheap, frozen meals or person with
> small children buying cheap cereal and fruit flavored drinks.
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> Once at Winco, there was a mom with two teenage girls. She had three carts
> heaped full. I didn't see much in the way of junk food. No soda. A lot of
> bulk packs of chicken parts, fresh and frozen vegetables, dairy and eggs,
> lots of bread, some cleaning supplies and personal care items.
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> The girls were fighting over the correct way to bag groceries so they were
> calling attention to themselves. I was next in line. The bill came to over
> $500. The cashier asked if this food was some for some event. The mom said
> no. Just for them. I asked her how many there were. She said just the three
> of them and that was their normal weekly shopping. I was shocked!
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> When Angela I lived alone, our weekly shopping there amounted to maybe
> $80 a
> week. Granted, this was a few years ago. Neither of us were big meat eaters
> and we didn't buy much of our personal products there.
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> I was still shocked. The mom and one daughter were thin. The other daughter
> was not thin but didn't look much overweight either. I just couldn't
> imagine
> them eating that much chicken!
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> Â*Â*Â* There are reports here in the newspapers, that half the food
> bought, ends up in landfill!!!
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> Â*Â*Â* What a waste
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That does not happen in my house.

My guess is the lady was just trying to get a rise out the the cashier
for asking. No one eats that much chicken.