aem > wrote:
> beans. There were two or three brands on the shelf, one of which was
> on sale, so I picked that bag. Now I'm in the checkout line and the

Well, at least they were marked and you knew at the time you picked
them up. It bugs the crap out of me when things aren't priced. For
some reason the 2 local Krogers seem to have trouble keeping the shelf
tag on the chicken livers. I won't buy stuff that doesn't have a price.
All the local stores have that problem with bread at times. If I can
find the price tag, fine, but if it's not there I won't buy. I may
buy the more expensive item, but only if it's a conscious decsision
and I know I'm doing it.

> I think I'm as careful a shopper as most but I don't have to keep all
> the numbers in my brain, ya know? It's not as though two pounds of
> beans was gonna break my bank. -aem

I would have remembered. I remember numbers. Can't remember peoples'
names to save my life, but numbers I remember. You knew when you picked
them up and once the decision was made you really don't need to remember
the exact price. I watch the prices ring up and if something rings up
wrong I know it, but that's just me.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

aem wrote:
> I stopped at the store to restock the larder, the list included pinto
> beans. There were two or three brands on the shelf, one of which was
> on sale, so I picked that bag. Now I'm in the checkout line and the
> woman behind me points at the bag of beans and asks, "how much were
> they?" "I don't know," I said truthfully, not bothering to say I knew
> they were the cheapest on offer. "What?! You don't know?!" and she's
> off on a whole tirade about how amazing it is to her that anyone could
> buy anything without knowing the price. And that she couldn't
> remember the last time she bought anything without knowing the price.
> None of it required any answer from me, so I didn't say anything
> more. She was still mumbling about it when I left.
>
> I think I'm as careful a shopper as most but I don't have to keep all
> the numbers in my brain, ya know? It's not as though two pounds of
> beans was gonna break my bank. -aem
>
>


Basically it was none of her d@mned business what you were
buying, how much you were paying, or why.

Practice saying "I'm sorry, but I never discuss money with
strangers."
Phbbbbbt.

gloria p

"Puester" wrote:
> aem wrote:
>> I stopped at the store to restock the larder, the list included pinto
>> beans. There were two or three brands on the shelf, one of which was
>> on sale, so I picked that bag. Now I'm in the checkout line and the
>> woman behind me points at the bag of beans and asks, "how much were
>> they?" "I don't know," I said truthfully, not bothering to say I knew
>> they were the cheapest on offer. "What?! You don't know?!" and she's
>> off on a whole tirade about how amazing it is to her that anyone could
>> buy anything without knowing the price. And that she couldn't
>> remember the last time she bought anything without knowing the price.
>> None of it required any answer from me, so I didn't say anything
>> more. She was still mumbling about it when I left.
>>
>> I think I'm as careful a shopper as most but I don't have to keep all
>> the numbers in my brain, ya know? It's not as though two pounds of
>> beans was gonna break my bank. -aem
>>
>>
>
>
> Basically it was none of her d@mned business what you were buying, how
> much you were paying, or why.
>
> Practice saying "I'm sorry, but I never discuss money with strangers."
> Phbbbbbt.
>
> gloria p

I would have asked Ms Nosey how much she paid for her boob job.

brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> I would have asked Ms Nosey how much she paid for her boob job.

Yes, but you do that anyway, beans or no beans. :-)

Puester wrote:
> aem wrote:

>> I think I'm as careful a shopper as most but I don't have to keep all
>> the numbers in my brain, ya know? It's not as though two pounds of
>> beans was gonna break my bank.

> Basically it was none of her d@mned business what you were
> buying, how much you were paying, or why.
>
> Practice saying "I'm sorry, but I never discuss money with
> strangers." Phbbbbbt.

A short time after Christmas one year I was waiting on line at
Williams-Sonoma and one of my items was dish towels. A woman
walks up behind me in line and says, How much are those towels?
(I think they are $16 a 4 pack. Whatever) I told her. Wordlessly
she showed me her towels. Pointed at the price. $7. I thought
it was cute of her, I just really didn't want the green and red
Christmas striped ones that were on sale.

I did feel chastened. She was nice about it but I got the message.
Still paid my $16.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Puester wrote:
>> aem wrote:
>
>>> I think I'm as careful a shopper as most but I don't have to keep all
>>> the numbers in my brain, ya know? It's not as though two pounds of
>>> beans was gonna break my bank.
>
>> Basically it was none of her d@mned business what you were
>> buying, how much you were paying, or why.
>>
>> Practice saying "I'm sorry, but I never discuss money with
>> strangers." Phbbbbbt.
>
> A short time after Christmas one year I was waiting on line at
> Williams-Sonoma and one of my items was dish towels. A woman
> walks up behind me in line and says, How much are those towels?
> (I think they are $16 a 4 pack. Whatever) I told her. Wordlessly
> she showed me her towels. Pointed at the price. $7. I thought
> it was cute of her, I just really didn't want the green and red
> Christmas striped ones that were on sale.
> I did feel chastened. She was nice about it but I got the message.
> Still paid my $16.
>
> nancy

Depends... sometimes it's a senior 20 years older than me just trying to be
helpful, then I think it's cute.... or some 87 year old woman hitting on me.
LOL

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Puester wrote:
>> aem wrote:
>
>>> I think I'm as careful a shopper as most but I don't have to keep all
>>> the numbers in my brain, ya know? It's not as though two pounds of
>>> beans was gonna break my bank.
>
>> Basically it was none of her d@mned business what you were
>> buying, how much you were paying, or why.
>>
>> Practice saying "I'm sorry, but I never discuss money with
>> strangers." Phbbbbbt.
>
> A short time after Christmas one year I was waiting on line at
> Williams-Sonoma and one of my items was dish towels. A woman
> walks up behind me in line and says, How much are those towels?
> (I think they are $16 a 4 pack. Whatever) I told her. Wordlessly
> she showed me her towels. Pointed at the price. $7. I thought
> it was cute of her, I just really didn't want the green and red
> Christmas striped ones that were on sale.
> I did feel chastened. She was nice about it but I got the message.
> Still paid my $16.
>
> nancy



Sometimes people are trying to be helpful. Sounds more like an
interrogation on the OP's part. I wouldn't want Christmas towels no matter
what the price.

I did once point out that frozen biscuits beat the heck out of biscuits in a
tube. The shoppers were free to take my suggestion or not. They did head
off to the freezer section We weren't already in the checkout line at
the time.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> A short time after Christmas one year I was waiting on line at
>> Williams-Sonoma and one of my items was dish towels. A woman
>> walks up behind me in line and says, How much are those towels?
>> (I think they are $16 a 4 pack. Whatever) I told her. Wordlessly
>> she showed me her towels. Pointed at the price. $7. I thought
>> it was cute of her, I just really didn't want the green and red
>> Christmas striped ones that were on sale.
>> I did feel chastened. She was nice about it but I got the message.
>> Still paid my $16.

> Sometimes people are trying to be helpful. Sounds more like an
> interrogation on the OP's part.

The story would have been different if she'd started going on
how she wouldn't pay full price ever in her life blah blah. She
was just nicely pointing out that I could get the exact-same-only-
different towels for much less money. I wasn't knocking her.

> I did once point out that frozen biscuits beat the heck out of
> biscuits in a tube. The shoppers were free to take my suggestion or
> not. They did head off to the freezer section We weren't already
> in the checkout line at the time.

That was nice of you. I hardly notice the other shoppers or what
they are buying unless they are standing in my way or are
being annoying in line. 99.9% of my shopping trips are completely
uneventful. The way I like it.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I did feel chastened. She was nice about it but I got the message.
>>> Still paid my $16.
>
>> Sometimes people are trying to be helpful. Sounds more like an
>> interrogation on the OP's part.
>
> The story would have been different if she'd started going on how she
> wouldn't pay full price ever in her life blah blah. She
> was just nicely pointing out that I could get the exact-same-only-
> different towels for much less money. I wasn't knocking her.
>
>> I did once point out that frozen biscuits beat the heck out of
>> biscuits in a tube. The shoppers were free to take my suggestion or
>> not. They did head off to the freezer section We weren't already
>> in the checkout line at the time.
>
> That was nice of you. I hardly notice the other shoppers or what
> they are buying unless they are standing in my way or are being annoying
> in line. 99.9% of my shopping trips are completely
> uneventful. The way I like it.
>

I normally wouldn't have spoken up except they were getting rather loud,
arguing about which biscuits in a tube to buy. So I said, "Have you tried
the frozen biscuits? They're so much better!" And they really are better


Jill

On Mar 26, 12:19*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> I did once point out that frozen biscuits beat the heck out of biscuits in a
> tube. *The shoppers were free to take my suggestion or not. *They did head
> off to the freezer section *We weren't already in the checkout line at
> the time.

Since I am no good at making biscuits I have looked for these frozen
biscuits that people speak of. Many times, with zero success. I've
looked, I think, in every section of those aisle-long freezer cases
and just can't find them. Frozen waffles, pancakes, and biscuits and
gravy but never biscuits by themselves. What's the secret about where
to look? -aem

wrote:
> On Mar 26, 12:19 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> I did once point out that frozen biscuits beat the heck out of biscuits in a
>> tube. The shoppers were free to take my suggestion or not. They did head
>> off to the freezer section We weren't already in the checkout line at
>> the time.
>
> Since I am no good at making biscuits I have looked for these frozen
> biscuits that people speak of. Many times, with zero success. I've
> looked, I think, in every section of those aisle-long freezer cases
> and just can't find them. Frozen waffles, pancakes, and biscuits and
> gravy but never biscuits by themselves. What's the secret about where
> to look? -aem

Don't know about where you shop but the store I shop in has them in the
upright freezer cases and a sign up above that section says "Dough."

I like the Mary B. frozen southern biscuits although her buttermilk
biscuits run in the same pack for me. Beats the heck out of getting up
early to make biscuits for the youngun's when they come visiting. Set
the oven at 400F, a timer at 20 minutes, toss the pan of biscuits in and
wait for the timer to go off. Gives me time to make gravy, a nice
fritata, some sausage and bacon, maybe breakfast steaks, etc. Take out
two or three jars of homemade jams, jellies, and preserves, put the
butter on the table too. Damn! I'm getting hungry again.

wrote:

> Since I am no good at making biscuits I have looked for these frozen
> biscuits that people speak of. Many times, with zero success. I've
> looked, I think, in every section of those aisle-long freezer cases
> and just can't find them. Frozen waffles, pancakes, and biscuits and
> gravy but never biscuits by themselves. What's the secret about where
> to look?

Maybe by the frozen pie shells and pizza dough?

nancy

In article
>,
wrote:

> Since I am no good at making biscuits I have looked for these frozen
> biscuits that people speak of. Many times, with zero success. I've
> looked, I think, in every section of those aisle-long freezer cases
> and just can't find them. Frozen waffles, pancakes, and biscuits and
> gravy but never biscuits by themselves. What's the secret about where
> to look? -aem


I don't know but when I couldn't find them I asked one of the employees.
He took me right to them. Pillsbury makes frozen biscuits and packaged
in a heavy plastic bag. By the frozen bread dough. Bottom shelf. "-)
They're great if you want biscuits and gravy and I'm thinking one would
make a fine base for strawberry shortcake, too.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

> wrote in message
...
On Mar 26, 12:19 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> I did once point out that frozen biscuits beat the heck out of biscuits in
> a
> tube. The shoppers were free to take my suggestion or not. They did head
> off to the freezer section We weren't already in the checkout line at
> the time.

Since I am no good at making biscuits I have looked for these frozen
biscuits that people speak of. Many times, with zero success. I've
looked, I think, in every section of those aisle-long freezer cases
and just can't find them. Frozen waffles, pancakes, and biscuits and
gravy but never biscuits by themselves. What's the secret about where
to look? -aem



It's not in the frozen breakfast foods section. It's where you can find
frozen bread dough (Richs comes to mind). If you can find frozen pizza
dough or garlic bread or Texas toast it's going to be right around there.
If all else fails, ask someone who works there. You might get lucky

Jill

Ya shoulda said "Dunno, doesn't matter, I'm paying with food stamps".