My pretentious grocery trip
Jul 24
I’m preaching a girls camp all week. It’s me, the camp’s resident staff, and about two hundred 1st-5th grade girls.
So much pink. So many accessories. So much giggling.
Since a big chunk of their day involves swimming, water games, etc., I’ll end up staying in my room a lot during the day, so yesterday as I was leaving town, I stopped at the grocery store to buy some supplies.
And I decided to treat myself. I got a bunch of things that I really like, but don’t normally buy because they cost a little more, and they’re not really practical. I walked the aisles, grabbing the things that caught my attention, filling the upper portion of my cart with my spoils. And when I got to the checkout line, I thought, “This is the grocery cart of a pretentious idiot.”
What did I buy?
- A can of honey roasted almonds
- A three-pack of sweet mint gum
- A box of Caramel Starbucks VIA instant coffee
- A box of vanilla latte creamer
- Six bottles of coconut flavored Sobe water
- Three individual servings each of apples/grapes, and pineapple chunks
I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but I felt pretty dumb. I mean, I still bought all that stuff, but something about the combination of flavors and products made me feel like a tool.
And, a final note- I’d also like to say that every item I bought is delicious.
Quick question for the comments: Are there grocery items that you’re “brand-loyal” to? On what products do you refuse to buy generic, and why?
Bread, Mrs. Bairds is the only way to go
I feel like bread is a strange one to be loyal on. We’ll get whatever’s cheapest.
Hellman’s Mayo because nothing else comes close to its texture and flavor. They used to have an ad phrase “Bring out the Hellman’s and bring out the best.” They were right.
I’m on a diet right now, but when I drink soda…I won’t buy any knock off of Mountain Dew. I don’t mind knock offs of any other flavor, but Mountain Lightning or Morning Dew are just NOT the same. Don’t pee in a can and sell it to me for fifty cents.
If you think that’s pretentious, you should have seen me on a 3-week business trip last year. If I saw something that I had ever even once wondered what it tasted like, it was in the cart.
Also, I’ve never eaten so much frozen pizza in my life.