Just a Gallon of Milk
Oops!
My errands this morning took me past Trader Joe’s, a store I hadn’t visited in about six months. Since I needed to buy a gallon of milk, I decided to drop in there to pick up a few staples and see what was new. Oops, $58 later I came out with three bags of groceries. So how does this happen every time I go to Trader Joe’s? Well, it’s a mix of my favorite staples in that store, combined with temptation. I was especially hungry when I dropped in today.
1 gallon of milk – $2.99
3 pounds of imported Italian pasta – at 99 cents per pound, it’s a bargain
2 packages of gyoza – another deal – especially since they’re as good as you’ll find in a local Chinese restaurant
1 large boxes of oat O’s – at $1.99 you can’t pass them up
3 boxes of cereal bars – $1.69 apiece, you can’t find them cheaper anywhere else and they’re a quick on-the-go breakfast for Joe, who would otherwise eat nothing in the morning
Blueberry flax seed – $3.69, healthy and tasty, for flax seed anyway
4 mini cheese pizzas – $4.59, an easy lunch that Annie or Louisa can fix for themselves on the weekend
Evening Primrose Oil – $5.99, the most expensive purchase, but it’s worth it, at least for women of a certain age if you want to stay sane naturally
Package of Mini Babybel Cheeses – $2.99, a great snack or lunch addition for the girls
And now, for the temptation…
Lime chile mixed nuts – $3.99, a healthy snack, right?
Jelly Beans – $1.99, I owed some to Louisa since I allowed Annie to eat her share a few weeks ago
2 Boxes Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – $2.29 for six servings each, and they’re organic too
Chocolate Mint Altoids – $2.29, for when Annie raids my desk looking for mints
Crispy Apple Clusters – $2.29, recently learned that apples are Annie’s favorite fruit on their own and in desserts
Bag of Yogurt Covered Pretzels – $3.29, no good reason, except they’re good
Mini Chocolate Hazlenut Biscotti – $3.99, well I need something to go with my coffee, don’t I?
And this is why my Trader Joe’s visits are limited to 2 or 3 times a year. And the next time I’ll make sure I’m not hungry when I visit.
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Maybe next time you should just have a Pina Colada at Trader Vic’s. Anyway this is the second recent post in which you have mentioned an establishment by name. Is there a little viral marketing marketing here?
Who’s counting? There’s certainly nothing in it for me. Aside from revealing my shame publicly.
It seems I missed some of these goodies….
You know what they say Joe, you snooze, you lose.