A Big Hit

Yesterday Eric and I spent just under a Gazillion Dollars at BJs Wholesale. Since we moved in to the house we haven't really done the "big hit" at the grocery store. It was time we stocked up on some much needed staples. I can't remember how much Eric said we actually spent but the word Gazillion was in the dollar amount somewhere. Here is a bit of the list...

1. Toilet Paper
2. Paper Towels
3. Lunch Meat
4. Bread
5. Cheese
6. Milk
7. Socks
8. Tissues
9. Salsa
10. Mayo
11. Mustard
12. Fruit
13. Yogurt
14. Baby Carrots
15. Some other stuff....

Eric's style of shopping and my style of shopping are completely different. His style of shopping drives me up a freakin wall. I guess I should first describe him as a very intense shopper. He goes in to a store planning to look at EVERYTHING. He inspects it. He calculates is nutritional value. He calculates it's worth vs selling price. He debates quality, quantity, taste, texture and God only knows what else.

Whatever.

It's not me.

I go in. I do a quick eyeball scan for the cheapest item and then I throw it in the cart and go. That's it! So simple!

Yesterday I watched Eric stand in front of the lunch meat section for 10 minutes trying to figure out what he wanted to buy. 10 minutes. It nearly killed me. And when I said something about how amazing I thought it was that it required that much concentration to pick out a little sandwich meat -- he got all frazzled. My rushing had disturbed his intense shopping method.

So, I decide to take a step back. To think about what I could do in this instance to both meet Eric's needs and to keep from going totally insane. So, I told him to take his time and I decided to walk away and add items #16 and #17 to the shopping list.

Item # 16 a new book, Firefly Lane

Item #17 Blue Raspberry Slushy

....... both of which I thoroughly enjoyed with my feet up in the lawn furniture section of the store waiting for him to finish.