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Grocery Shopping, an Extreme Sport

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natpudan said: ↑

Balajee,

Wow what an experience. Enjoyed reading. Great.

Wives can insure husbands for a hefty sum & then send them on to this Extreme Sport and make sure they themselves can go out on their own for the rest of their lives. They can get rid of the pain & enjoy shopping too. A two in one solution that seems to be.

I never venture into this sport and I am happy that I never ever remember the price of any thing. So it's never a shock for me. I pity my wife, she can not get rid of me & enjoy the claims.:bonk

Once or twice I have had to run unavoidable errands, I ask her what she wants & she will snub saying you go to the store and after reaching the section, give me a call, that much of confidence she has on my memory.

I will give a call even before reaching the section bcos I will forget the section. She will direct me, turn left, right, 10 steps ahead on the right on the 3rd shelf from the top, 1kg packs, next 500 gms and there it is, is my ordeal over, no - brand confirmation, packing date, then I will have to dig to the back end to get the latest packing (that's how they arrange).

Amazing these women are, what a memory and that's the reason they never forget any of our mistakes of the past.:crazy
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Natpudan, but dont you feel the pinch of the extreme sport when you pay the bills or do you just let your wife have a free run of the credit card? Or are you among the diminishing number of people like me who are old fashioned enough to make cash down payments? The wives insuring husbands and then sending them off to do grocery shopping is a great idea but if the insurance companies get the drift they will include lude a clause that they would not be liable to pay insurance if the DH dies during grocery shopping.

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hi balajee
I went yesterday for my monthly grocery shopping and well.. bought only what was required and had made a very tight no wastage or extra list and when i came to billing counter... well the amount was 10% more than usual and I was protesting with the shopkeeper to re-check!!!... inflation is really hit the food prices big time!!!
and yes i second you that we should all carry our fitness certificates whilst shopping as its a dangerous sport indeed!!!
K

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Sriniketan said: ↑

Balajee,
Nicely and humourously pointed out the inflation in 'medical' terms.

Sure it is, sometimes I used to remember the song.."paarthal pasi theerum"..and leave the place without buying those items.

Not only dhals, but vegetables too in the same vicious cycle of inflation..:spin
After looking at those prices, I either totally avoid buying it or if it is necessary buy in lesser quantities, which paves the way for a different menu for that day.
Even the frozen veg. prices, canned ones...had gone high..

sriniketan
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Sri, At least in Delhi it is cheaper to buy frozen peas than fresh ones.As for Paarthal Pasi Theerum, it would be a lot better if our hunger and nutritional needs are satiated by just looking at the food items!

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Meenupanicker said: ↑

Hi Balaji
An apt blog in the present scenario presented in an interesting manner.Also that shopkeeper customer conversation is no more supposed to be dramatic.In our last vacation we were surprised by the prices.A hundred Rupee has become nothing for a middle class family now.Urad dhal now cost more than 100/kg.So having Iddly /Dosa will be a luxury in a short time.Also no need to talk about moong dhal or vegetables .We can see the long queue in cooperative soceities or government subsidied shopping centres.Hope government will take some action
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Meenu, for your information, the moong dal mentioned in this thread was bought at a government cooperative store and it cost Rs 143 per kilo. So queuing up at such stores does not make much sense. The cost is only marginally different. In a new years Idli may be considered a luxury item!

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twinsmom said: ↑

Hi Balajee,
Next week, do NOT go out. Or your wife may ask you to buy a kilo of sugar... and you may collapse right there... Be warned! Keep an ambulance handy if you dare to shop for sugar in the coming weeks!
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Viju I DID buy a kilo of sugar but alas, nothing dramatic happened after that. The secret of staying on your feet while buying sugar is buy it along with other commodities and pay the total price without checking for the price of individual items,. At least in my case it worked.

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Kamla said: ↑

Dear Balajee,

My urgent request to you...please, never ever go grocery shopping again. I fear for your health and we need you hale and healthy or else we will be the big losers...For...who else will throw us into the fits of laughter and mirth even while reading matters of how our world is spinning downwards?!!

Yes, lets all take an oath to give up on pesarattu, pongal and kootu and try to make do with Camembert and Tiramisu and fish (for those who eat fish)!!!!

We (as in housewives-we) keep a look out on the deals of the week/month and even pool in a car to cross miles to get that buy one get one free deals from the Indian stores..It is another matter that the price of that one bag covers both!!

Hilarious!!

L, Kamla
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Kamla, I did go grocery shopping after that but survived by not bothering to ask for the price of individual items. That would have given me a heart attack.!

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Dear Balajee,
Nice to meet you. Wonderful writeup yaar. Payatham paruppu vela koodinathukku....... ivvalavu buildupaaaaaa :biglaugh
the health ministry should make it compulsory for shopkeepers to have a sign outside their stores declaring that shopping for groceries is injurious to health ......... this is really :rotfl.
Hope you never do grocery shopping with your DW.......:biglaugh. Learn from your DW , how to stay healthy heart....:thumbsup.

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feduptocore said: ↑

hi balajee
I went yesterday for my monthly grocery shopping and well.. bought only what was required and had made a very tight no wastage or extra list and when i came to billing counter... well the amount was 10% more than usual and I was protesting with the shopkeeper to re-check!!!... inflation is really hit the food prices big time!!!
and yes i second you that we should all carry our fitness certificates whilst shopping as its a dangerous sport indeed!!!
K
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Feduptocore, shopping is life-taking for men and should be left to ladies who according to doctors are less prone to heart attacks. They also get a kick out of shopping price be damned.

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susri said: ↑

Dear Balajee,
Nice to meet you. Wonderful writeup yaar. Payatham paruppu vela koodinathukku....... ivvalavu buildupaaaaaa :biglaugh
the health ministry should make it compulsory for shopkeepers to have a sign outside their stores declaring that shopping for groceries is injurious to health ......... this is really :rotfl.
Hope you never do grocery shopping with your DW.......:biglaugh. Learn from your DW , how to stay healthy heart....:thumbsup.
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Susri ladies get a kick out of shopping prices be damned. Men on the other hand tend to count every paisa. They feel the pinch of inflation more than the women. Also men are more prone to heart attacks than women, according to medical studies. So it is safer for the women to shop than men.As for the buildup over payitham paruppu price hike, the price soared to stratospheric heights and therefore needed such a buildup.

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balaji sir,
enjoyed your write up...
not only dhals, vegetable prices also shoot up as sky level illayaaa..

after seeing veg prices, i follow bhargavi method to buy veg in less quantity..

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