Red Mosquito • View topic - Groceries you hate to/neglect to buy until you need to

washing machine · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:06 pm

I'm about to have to go to the store just to buy some sponges for my sink. When it comes to shopping, nothing's worse than buying non-food items if you ask me. Purchasing soaps, detergents, towels, trash bags, etc just feels like I'm wasting money even though this stuff is just as essential as food and drink. Anyone else feel like this?

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:07 pm

I'm the same way, friend.

washing machine · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:22 pm

I'm more comfortable making separate trips for this sort of stuff rather than tacking it on to my grocery list when I do my weekly shopping. I just hate watching my well-budgeted food bill at the register just get completely jacked up when that barrage of paper goods comes sliding down to the cashier on that conveyor belt.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:24 pm

Paper towels, trash bags, and such are basically reusable so I only buy them once or twice a year.

Rebar · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:30 pm

razors

Mecca · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:42 pm

toiletries =\= groceries

washing machine · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:49 pm

Rebar wrote:

razors

Oh absolutely. Especially when it's just a refill pack.

bmacsmith · **Joined:** Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:52 pm **Posts:** 8288

certain embarassing medications.

dkfan9 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:38 pm

condoms

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

Dish soap. I always forget the dish soap.

Fortuna69 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:06 am

bmacsmith wrote:

certain embarassing medications.

Like what?

I bought a new mop the other day because the other one was a year old and rusted so bad that when I tried to ring out the water into the bucket, it disintergrated into a cloud of smoke. - So I was pretty happy about that new purchase.

I'm fine with groceries but eating out, - pisses me right off!

Fortuna69 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:07 am

Stain removers. I know I don't need it. My whole family just needs to live in a bubble. Problem solved.

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

Eating out is fine if you forgot to buy dish soap.

Fortuna69 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:19 am

Good point

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

Yep. As long as the eating out is better cooking and not too pricey by comparison.

dkfan9 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:30 pm

makes joke

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

My cooking has been terrible lately.

ScottZeagle · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:04 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Paper towels, trash bags, and such are basically reusable so I only buy them once or twice a year.

You reuse your trash bags, Lenny?

lennytheweedwhacker · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:10 pm

ScottZeagle wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Paper towels, trash bags, and such are basically reusable so I only buy them once or twice a year.

You reuse your trash bags, Lenny?

Yeah. Just empty it out in the outside trash can, then immediately fill bag with water and soap, shake it, let it sit awhile, let it dry out, and it's ready to go again.

nah · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:31 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

ScottZeagle wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Paper towels, trash bags, and such are basically reusable so I only buy them once or twice a year.

You reuse your trash bags, Lenny?

Yeah. Just empty it out in the outside trash can, then immediately fill bag with water and soap, shake it, let it sit awhile, let it dry out, and it's ready to go again.

lenny, do you think you'll ever have stephen dorf money?

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