Sheldon wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Nov 2020 23:35:26 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On Mon, 2 Nov 2020 20:13:01 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>Each grocery delivery from Walmart has been different, so now I don't know
> >>>what to count on! I selected delivery between 6-7 pm. I kept checking my
> >>>phone and computer for an update. The update didn't come until 6. Very
> >>>annoying because this time I didn't get essential things, so once again,
> >>>had
> >>>to place a small order at Safeway and hope they have what I need.
> >>>
> >>>They did not have the peppers, celery, cottage cheese, paper towels or the
> >>>kind of ground beef that I wanted for the peppers. I had ordered some
> >>>other
> >>>ground beef so just used a package of that.
> >>>
> >>>They did sub yellow peppers for the same price. So I made out well $wise
> >>>there because yellow peppers cost considerably more. All but one were
> >>>fine.
> >>>One had a blemish at the top but I was going to cut the top off anyway.
> >>>It's
> >>>just... I really prefer green peppers for stuffed because of the firmer
> >>>texture. I had tried the other colors in the past as one of my friends
> >>>said
> >>>a Costco Employee told her not to use the green. The other colors tasted
> >>>better. This was the first time my friend ever made stuffed peppers so she
> >>>had nothing to compare them to. I did try what she said but still prefer
> >>>the
> >>>green. Oh well! Looks like what they said on the radio is true for this
> >>>area. We are having food shortages again.
> >>>
> >>>The other strange thing is that I ordered a yellow onion for 38 cents.
> >>>What
> >>>I got was a very large sweet onion for 48 cents. I'm not complaining about
> >>>that. I really wanted a sweet onion but the price was much higher than the
> >>>yellow. Much higher than the 48 cents I paid.
> >>>
> >>>They are in the oven now. They look and smell good. There was a little
> >>>extra
> >>>filling, probably because the onion was bigger than I expected. I made 10.
> >>>Won't have to cook tomorrow!
> >>
> >> Why do you order stuff that you need immediately? Why not do your
> >> orders a few days in advance, so you won't be running out of
> >> essentials?
> >
> >Because... Money!
> Bullshit... if you are short of money you'd not be paying for
> delivery, grocery delivery prices are always higher than buying
> directly from the store. You are one person, how much food do you
> need that you can't drive to the store and place a bag or two of
> groceries in your car. And you are supposed to keep your pantry
> filled with non-perishables... and most all non-perishables can be
> purchased on line and at lower cost than at the local markets... and
> they are delivered right to your door! Don't you dare try to tell me
> that UPS doesn't service BotHell.



Yup...EXACTLY...and she is also an "impulse" shopper...

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Best
Greg