Grocery-Shopping!
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HOHOHO~ this friday im going supermarket for a walk
my weekly exercise
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I view grocery shopping as one of the necessary minor inconveniences of modern living.
Fortunately, there are two huge (and I mean HUGE!) grocery chain stores literally within a few minutes' drive of my house, and it's generally not a problem to drive to one of them at a moment's notice to get something that you've just discovered you're out of. Both of these stores have self-service checkout registers at which you scan, bag and pay for the items yourself, so you don't have to stand in line at a regular checkout line waiting for the granny in front of you to fish out pennies from her handbag to pay for her groceries. Plus, the self-service registers usually don't have waiting lines.
Then there's the mountain of coupons in the Sunday papers that can save you quite a bit on your grocery bills! -
I do go to supermarket, mainly to buy things not available at chap huey tiam like my darling's shower foam, ice cream
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Guilty as charged.
I love the NTUC, Carrefour, Shop N Save, Giant, Cold Storage....etc
I especially love the conditments section !
And I would up and down all aisles just to check everything !
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Actually.. hruhru Fatum would probably identify w this.. I love to look for things suitable for me to go camping with. Dehydrated foods, instant mixes.. etc etc that can make the meals tastier would giving me undue load....
Also liek to see bakign stuff. -
Grocer shopper checking in
Supermarkets are my playgrounds *snigger and waiting for jetta to sign in too*
Wow!!! Rhonda.......you lost 8kg!!!! I want too.
edit: oh forgot to mention....i am a coupon shopper too. -
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Grocery shopping.
But I hate most of my fellow shoppers.
I get around that by shopping at places like Cold Storage (Great World City) because the aisles are much wider and you can have 2 shoping carts moving side by side without any problems. The NTUCs are too narrow, too crowded, and I do not like the people that tend to shop there. (rude parents, screaming children, cranky aunties and old ladies etc) In other words, I prefer the more upmarket places even if it means I need to travel much further. interestingly enough, prices are quite standard. So I only pay more for transport.
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Cold Storage has always been a better place to shopOriginally posted by av98m:I LOVE LOVE LOVE Grocery shopping.
But I hate most of my fellow shoppers.
I get around that by shopping at places like Cold Storage (Great World City) because the aisles are much wider and you can have 2 shoping carts moving side by side without any problems. The NTUCs are too narrow, too crowded, and I do not like the people that tend to shop there. (rude parents, screaming children, cranky aunties and old ladies etc)
It's stressful shopping in NTUC
And yes you get the rude parents, screaming kids and cranky old folks
But too bad over where I am there is only NTUC -
I like GIANT also cos they have weird things.. and they have all these fresh fishies laid out.. with their English names.. so u know what a Ngo Hee is.. or Beh Ka hee... and all that...
But of course upmarket places r goood la.. like Liberty and Jasons and Etc tc -
NTUC things ex also
My place nearest DFI outlet is at Toa Payoh, if not is the one at Kovan -
oh I've never loved grocery shopping as much as I have, ever since moving here! There's the neighbourhood Coles supermarket hubby & I love going to at least once a week... we know what times the specials are for meat, bread and bbq chix We have also made frens with the guy who pushes all the trolleys back to near where the entrance is.
Hubby & I love shopping at Coles, and also the Asian supermarkets when you can find sooo many things we miss from back home! In fact we're going shopping tonite... going to look for some household products! -
It's true...I read a long time ago that some study has shown that grocery shopping is relaxing, esp after a hard day's work....something to do with being non-taxing on the mind.Originally posted by Fatum:it's therapy ! ... -
I enjoy buying groceries back home..
make sure my family dun run out of food supplies or toiletries..
but duno y ple always say gg supermarket do grocery shopping is an auntie's job.
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heee .... I'm a pack rat, so I don't really care about the load ...Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Actually.. hruhru Fatum would probably identify w this.. I love to look for things suitable for me to go camping with. Dehydrated foods, instant mixes.. etc etc that can make the meals tastier would giving me undue load....
Also liek to see bakign stuff.
and I don't sting on food ... I'll take out the core of toilet paper rolls to save weight, but I won't skimp on that bottle of peanut butter ...
water used to be the biggest problem, till I discovered the joys of MSR hand-held water purifiers ... -
It depends on where you shop. I get aisle rage if I'm at NTUCOriginally posted by Wanda:It's true...I read a long time ago that some study has shown that grocery shopping is relaxing, esp after a hard day's work....something to do with being non-taxing on the mind.
Sometimes, I'd be very relaxed and happy...up to the point the cashier adds up my bill
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Me!!!!! Armed with my stash of coupons too. (Hi-5s streamie) I visit several markets for different items. Eg, one for meats, another for greens and of course the Chinese and Filipino markets for Asian must-haves. As soon as you enter the Asian supermarkets, wham! the smell hits you.
Have to say that shopping here is more pleasant than in Singapore. It never gets crazy-crowded like it does in Sg, the aisles are way wider and the selection is immense. Prices, well... you win some, you lose some. -
hurhurhur...once i went grocery shopping with a bunch of people and we bought like $200worth of stuff after spending an hour there and almost left without paying
omg...the poor guy came running after us and he was like "you guys have not paid!!!!"
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Imagine....
3am in the morning. Ride to Mustafa Centre to buy tomatos & the Vishnu Yogurt.
Yep. I love grocery shopping.
For squirring in the office desk. ABC Bargain Centre and Sheng Siong Supermarket the best! -
Sigh... tell me about it... yesterday, no choice, I had to walk for two hours straight!Originally posted by hisoka:in melbourne you can walk to alto of places. its fun and its good exercise I needed to drop something off at someone's house 'in the neighbourhood', which turned out to be soooooooooooooooooo darn faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away! 
On the map, it always looks like 'a hop and a skip' away, but yeah, try walking the actual distance! 
By the time I headed home, I was toying with the idea of hitching a ride from ANY cute guy! -
Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Both me and the hubby loves to grocery/market shop... if bo dai ji to do, we go supermarket walk around, and i have a system one.. I MUST WALK DOWN EVERY SINGLE AISLE... i do NOT aisle hop.. I will go up one aisle... go down the other.... up.... down...
The Hubby would spend more time in fruits and veg session.. he will spend HOURS.. (ok i am exaggerating)... selecting fruits and veg... and glare at some aunties who attempt to teach him how to select (like look down on him u know.. man... cannot select fruits... )
I dont think I can b with a man who doesnt like to grocery shop leh. Looking back, that is prbably why any rship that failed.. failed. Cos he didnt like to grocery shop. -sniff- good riddance.
Yeah... I cannot marry a guy who doesn't like grocery shopping, period. And nope, they won't be famous last words!
Someone who loves to eat, who loves to go to the supermart / markets, who will discuss what to eat tomorrow when we're eating today's meals!
And also, someone who will spend big money sprucing up the kitchen, buying nifty kitchen gadgets, and loves having close friends over for yum cha or makan sessions.
You have any potential matches for me? -
I wish that supermarts were more 'singles-friendly', ie. I want to be able to buy just ONE Four N Twenty pie (yes, I've 'discovered' it and LOVE it!), five fish fingers, two 'dimsims' and a handful of frozen fries without having to buy huge huge family portions that I end up having to finish up before it expires and then growing fat fat fat on them!
Or... get me a man who will help me ensure that my fridge is always rid of food before expiry dates! I need to 'employ' a Quality Control Officer... for the stock in my fridge and pantry! Waaaah harharharhahahaha!! -
Hmmmm....
Men who likes nifty gadgets might not really be into cooking.
Was staying over with a male friend at Seattle.
His kitchen is beautiful. Magazine spread quality.
But sorry, he only cooks instant noodles and make expresso coffee. -
Dont you pack for your morning snack or lunch?Originally posted by Rhonda:I wish that supermarts were more 'singles-friendly', ie. I want to be able to buy just ONE Four N Twenty pie (yes, I've 'discovered' it and LOVE it!), five fish fingers, two 'dimsims' and a handful of frozen fries without having to buy huge huge family portions that I end up having to finish up before it expires and then growing fat fat fat on them!
Or... get me a man who will help me ensure that my fridge is always rid of food before expiry dates! I need to 'employ' a Quality Control Officer... for the stock in my fridge and pantry! Waaaah harharharhahahaha!! -
I like grocery shopping
looking at all the foods..reading the labels...deciding whether to buy or not..
poking the meats..deciding whats the best way to cook it...food combinations -
Oh yes!!! Larger, much larger, and the selection! Oooooh, the selection!!Originally posted by jetta:Me!!!!! Armed with my stash of coupons too. (Hi-5s streamie) I visit several markets for different items. Eg, one for meats, another for greens and of course the Chinese and Filipino markets for Asian must-haves. As soon as you enter the Asian supermarkets, wham! the smell hits you.
Have to say that shopping here is more pleasant than in Singapore. It never gets crazy-crowded like it does in Sg, the aisles are way wider and the selection is immense. Prices, well... you win some, you lose some. 
Cole's issue weekly full-coloured newletters advertising weekly specials and they have this loyalty card program (Flybuys) tagged to their weekly specials as well and I must say, I am a royal sucker for the gimmicks!
Like, they'll say, Buy 2 of this product, get 1000 FlyBuys points!! and I'll go crazy!
I think I have enough food in my house now to keep me well-fed for like two and a half weeks, in the event of war.