Do any of you ever send your husbands to the grocery store? Kent has been doing our shopping for the last few months and I make him this detailed list, aisle by aisle, for the closest grocery store, of what we need, and I think it is hillarious how he interprets it so much differently than I do. I am finding out how he doesn't really pay attention to what I get at the store... ever!
Here are a few of my favorite interpretations that have shown up at our house...
My List: / His purchase:
Scooby snacks for Red / Scooby Doo Fruit snacks for the boys
Plain granola / smores flavored granola bars
Plain Yogurt / Every flavor of yogurt they make-he didn't know they made plain!
Mike and Ike Jellybeans / 1 small box of regular mike and ikes
Easter candy / Movie theater size box of mike and ikes and hot tamales (whose
kids eat hot tamales?) and 1 package of lifesaver hard candies-
the bag, not the roll, but still...
He also tends to buy about the most expensive item of whatever I ask for- he doesn't notice other brands or anything- for example, we are now consuming organic bananas. I am not anti organic, but I am anti 99 cents a pound for bananas! And I have learned that there are some things he just won't buy. You women that have had babies appreciate a post partum request for tucks pads. He looked quickly, got embarrassed, wouldn't ask, and came home without them. Yet, he did actually buy the Maxi pads, so I am very impressed with that. And the funny thing about the maxi pads? He said there were 3 other husbands on the aisle buying tampons and pads, and not a single woman in sight. I don't know if he was more embarrassed because he was seen by his peers or if he was comforted by the fact he wasn't the only male alive that has to visit that aisle!
He declared yesterday that he likes doing the grocery shopping for us- he likes to see all the different food that he didn't know you can get at the store. Maybe from now on we will go together!
Does anyone watch that show "here come the newlyweds"? They did a similar challenge last week where the men went to the store and the wives were on the phone with them describing what it was they were supposed to buy without actually naming it. It was really funny, especially given our current grocery shopping circumstances!
He has done such a great job taking care of us the last few months- thanks honey, for all your hard work. I love you!
August
5 weeks ago
11 comments:
That is the funniest thing I have ever read!!!!
That was awesome! Funny how they become more opinionated about the shopping you do after they've done it themselves. I think sometimes they assume that we will assume that they will do it wrong, so they do it wrong just because they can and to mess with us. Make sense?!
I understand, Ryan does a great job too, but it's just not quite how I like it, or how we need it. The hardest part for me is when he comes hoe with EXACTLY what was on the list. I'll ask, wasn't there anything on sale? He'll say, yes, I got this block of cheese for 8.00, originally 8.05. What? I guess you get what you ask for, well, kind of.
That is hillarious! Dustin is very similar in how he interprets what I need. Also, if I take him with me I always spend double. He is such a sucker for any sale item. But, he did bring me home pizza last night and I didn't have to cook, so I can't complain!
I swear all men are alike! Jarell has done the same thing but he bought organic grapes that were outrageously priced and the tampon thing.. he refuses to even go down that aisle! And of course he buys nothing store brand all name brand..the most expensive!Gotta love 'em. Atleast they try right?!
Yep we're with you! Neil always comes home with more than one flaver of ice cream and lots of chips.
I guess since I don't buy them he feels its his responsibility to make sure our boys know how to properly watch a football game!
gotta love the effort...I'll take any help!
Men are all the same. My hubby is exactly the same way if I send him shopping...we had an organic mix-up the other day too, but it was lettuce instead of bananas. Good to see your blog.
That is seriously hilarious! I have got to have Doug read this. He is totally the same way. It was good to see you the other day.
Beka, it's Robyn from the ward. I just wanted to sympathize with you. Husbands are so awesome, but boy do they mix things up a lot. They mean well! My problem is that if I ask for a list of things, I know that I will only get about half of the items. Literally, he will just forget the rest.
Jimmy actually does pretty well with getting the list, but the things that I get lo-fat (Cheese, sour cream, whip cream), he gets the ones with the highest fat content. That and he brings home a lot of extra junk food not on the list.
I think I have shopping down to an art, I know what I am getting, and where things are, so I am in and out pretty quickly(you have to be with three kids), but when I take him it seriously takes me about three times as long. He has to go up and down each isle. For somebody who hates shopping, you would never know it when he goes grocery shopping.
That is sooo funny! I love the interpretations.
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