I suck at discount shopping. I go to BJ's Wholesale "Club"ostensibly for the fairly significant savings on things like diapers, butt wipes, and baby soaps and salves of all types. However, I never fail to leave the place with some stupid crap that I don't need.
Today the impulse buys that obliterated my savings were a big tub of hummus (not really that bad as I am a pretty big consumer of hummus), a giant tub of Ring Pops (darling Giblet demanded them, she calls them "nookie pops"), and somewhat inexplicably, a giant red ball of Edam cheese.
Now I don't exactly know what goes through my mind when upon seeing a 2 pound red waxed ball of Edam cheese, I suddenly decide "Oooh... I need that." BJ's is fairly insidious in that way. You go in for bulk paper towels and come out with 10 pounds of pork loin and a giant blow up Santa Claus for your lawn.
Such is life in our consumer economy, I am going to place these few paragraphs of whining right into the First World Problems category.
I see nothing wrong w/ this post! Thank goodness you didn't take Lil' Giblet to ice cream section :D
ReplyDeletereally like your blog - as a fellow upstater, i really appreciate your take and your humor.
ReplyDeletespeaking of ridiculous food in upstate: do you get basilio sausage where you are? it comes in xxx spiciness rating which i learned by mistake, though it was a happy accident.
take care!
I think hummus is a smart BJ's buy. As is goat cheese (half the price, twice the size of other supermarkets' offerings), English cucumbers, and Chobani by the 12-pack are other items of choice. Don't forget to check the coupons (at the store entrance and from the mail), sometimes there are things you'd really want/need. I'm a bad couponer but usually find that something on my list has a couple bucks off.
ReplyDeleteMy last impulse buy there was peanut butter filled pretzels. DELICIOUS but unnecessary.
I'm not sure about the ring pops...