I used to hate self-checkout because it always screamed at me for unexpected item in bag. Tried scanning all my produce first at the Kroger on Main Street and now I breeze through in under 5 minutes. Has anyone else found a weird order that just clicks?
I grabbed one of those mesh bags of avocados at Aldi last Tuesday because they looked perfectly ripe, but when I cut into three of them at home they were all stringy and brown inside. So I basically threw out half the bag and wasted six bucks. Has anyone else had luck picking single avocados instead of the bags, or do you just avoid them altogether?
Was at the Safeway on Broadway last night and the stupid self checkout swallowed my cash then just sat there with a blank screen for 5 minutes. Had to flag down a teenager to open the machine and get my money back, anyone else have these things just die on you mid transaction?
I was dead set against reusable bags until last month when a jug of milk busted through a plastic bag right in my trunk. Now I grab those 99 cent bags every time and actually keep them in my back seat instead of the carousel.
Must be 6 or 7 years ago now, I was standing in the produce section at Publix near my old place in Tampa. This older gentleman, probably 70s, saw me squeezing avocados like I knew what I was doing. He just chuckled and said 'you gotta check the little stem nub, son, if it pops off easy it's ready. That squeezing just bruises em.' I still think about that guy every time I pick out an avocado. Has anyone else gotten random grocery advice from strangers that actually stuck with you?