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Hey Big Spender!
So after my failed attempt and shopping online yesterday I have set aside today to get it done once and for all, even if that does mean ramrading other people with trolleys to get the last of the satsuma's and the one remaining Christmas pudding that is hiding at the very back of the top shelf which requires me to scale the rows of mince pies and christmas cakes to retrieve, and then find out that it's either out of date or half eaten already.
First off though I need to pop to Oxford to pick up a few bits and pieces, brave I know considering the time of year, but all in all the city centre wasn't that busy and I had no problem parking, which was good since it meant that I wasn't put in a bad mood before I had to do the grocery shopping.
I'm only in Oxford for an hour or so and them decide that after the disappointment of not being able to get my groceries online from Tesco I'd give Sainsbury's a go instead. I mean I know I won't be able to get the stuff online from them either, but if I'm going to the trouble of actually visiting a supermarket I might as well visit a different one, and one that most likely will have better quality stuff than our local Tesco, after all it's christmas, why not have some treats?
The first mistake I make is that I pick up a big trolley rather than the smaller ones we usually go for. The rest of the shopping however is a dream, I've got lots of trolley space to fill and the food looks sumptious and tasty. I do notice that the fruit and veg is of a much better quality than Tesco's, even the "value" range looks tidy, rather than the rotting stuff you'll find donning the shelves at our usual shop. And so as I wind my way around the aisles I pick up our usual stuff, and some extra's as well - including the alternative I'm getting to traditional xmas pud, which is a chocolate sponge with melted Belgium chocolate in the middle that I've been drooling over every time they advertise it on TV.
When my feet start to ache I decide it's time to go and checkout and get back home. By the time they'd rung everything through the till not only were my feet aching but also my purse as it appears my random selection of seasonal goodies have racked the bill up to about £125. Naughty me, but I'm sure it will be worth it.
The remainder of the afternoon is spent unpacking the shopping and pottering around the house doing odd's and sods until Phil gets home. Then we have tea (which is American hot dogs) and I settle down to watch my usual soap-a-thon.
Posted by Abi on the December 20, 2005 9:58 PM
quality costs but I think that, especially for food, quality is worth it (as your internal food-processing plants made clear recently) :)