tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post3094870923138588271..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: In Which We Mock The SupermarketMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-27372331885272509452009-11-09T11:59:17.750-05:002009-11-09T11:59:17.750-05:00Those straws just make me sad. Next thing you kno...Those straws just make me sad. Next thing you know, they'll be making cookie cups for kids to drink their milk out of. I'm a marketing genius.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350861069153040567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-7023671946494167242009-11-09T11:26:53.161-05:002009-11-09T11:26:53.161-05:00The first is gross, the second is ... whatever, ty...The first is gross, the second is ... whatever, typical. The third is recycling! Come on, where's your sense of civic responsibility?Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-78588591288299130912009-11-09T11:25:30.334-05:002009-11-09T11:25:30.334-05:00I for one, could always use more pirate in the bat...I for one, could always use more pirate in the bath. And yes, we too feel like we;re on a date when we go grocery shopping together.heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896915486353470418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-29344742656132492602009-11-09T10:58:33.873-05:002009-11-09T10:58:33.873-05:00I don't eat pumpkin...and those little contain...I don't eat pumpkin...and those little containers reminded me of why. LOL.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-72749569026561116142009-11-09T10:41:21.201-05:002009-11-09T10:41:21.201-05:00I will buy anything that says pumpkin -- what do y...I will buy anything that says pumpkin -- what do you mean it's in short supply? Do I need to buy out the shelves and stock up? I eat pumpkin every day this time of year! (No, I'm serious. I spread it on toast, mix it in yogurt, add it to almond butter for sandwiches -- true stories.)<br /><br />And the straws -- just...WHY???Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-25453013198922046682009-11-09T10:07:12.142-05:002009-11-09T10:07:12.142-05:00Thanks for the heads up. I'll need to steer c...Thanks for the heads up. I'll need to steer clear of the bubble bath aisle with the kids. They want anything having to do with Pirates of the Caribbean.She Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107099719510763729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-85949021717439902462009-11-09T09:30:55.380-05:002009-11-09T09:30:55.380-05:00I'm the same way. I love to laugh at some of ...I'm the same way. I love to laugh at some of the product offerings. My favorite? Hershey chocolate in the same form factor as Pringles.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-77441260822197242442009-11-09T09:05:00.002-05:002009-11-09T09:05:00.002-05:00I love grocery shopping as a couple, sans child. ...I love grocery shopping as a couple, sans child. We find things like shelf stable pre-cooked ground beef in little foil packets. Yum.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378421551422918709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-56883501561601030632009-11-09T07:47:45.154-05:002009-11-09T07:47:45.154-05:00$2.49? good lord.
I noticed at the nursery right...$2.49? good lord.<br /><br />I noticed at the nursery right before halloween that they'd marked down the pumpkins considerably - apparently the news that a poor pumpkin harvest was going to raise prices kept people from buying as many as usual. I have a pumpkin pancake recipe that my daughter loves, so we usually have a can on hand. I think pumpkin pie is disgusting, so I'd never use it for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-118141163181021212009-11-09T07:38:25.600-05:002009-11-09T07:38:25.600-05:00Gee, here in the city we don't have shelf spac...Gee, here in the city we don't have shelf space for anything this interesting. Though once we did see Frosty Paws, an ice cream made especially for dogs...Your sophomore year roomienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-34058340270607800122009-11-09T02:37:08.081-05:002009-11-09T02:37:08.081-05:00If I had money to waste, I would be a steady purch...If I had money to waste, I would be a steady purchaser of those straws.<br />And, that pumpkin made me say Yuk outloud.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630262224739505223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-1347031883088051202009-11-09T02:37:04.053-05:002009-11-09T02:37:04.053-05:00If I had money to waste, I would be a steady purch...If I had money to waste, I would be a steady purchaser of those straws.<br />And, that pumpkin made me say Yuk outloud.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630262224739505223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-41296629463934086652009-11-09T00:55:42.143-05:002009-11-09T00:55:42.143-05:00make it vodka flavored and I might not mind 25cent...make it vodka flavored and I might not mind 25cents pershrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-81598875159327588412009-11-09T00:18:17.163-05:002009-11-09T00:18:17.163-05:00he hehe hepainted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-69509340600051677352009-11-09T00:06:16.588-05:002009-11-09T00:06:16.588-05:00Too funny. I will have to look for these and other...Too funny. I will have to look for these and other mockable items next time I go grocery shopping.<br /><br />(Actually, I'm still meaning to buy some yeast so that I can make bread. Seeing as you convinced me that I should give it a try.)alejnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220142310790773053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-11963831643811088182009-11-08T23:53:41.358-05:002009-11-08T23:53:41.358-05:00I've never seen fresh cooked pumpkin sold in a...I've never seen fresh cooked pumpkin sold in a store before. And we seem to have plenty of the canned variety when I'm at the grocery store EVERY OTHER DAY OF MY LIFE.<br /><br />You know what I have seen, though? Those milk flavoring straws. I would never in a million years buy those for my kids, but I swear we had them when I was little, but only in chocolate or strawberry, I think...rachel...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09513121601886576274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-41211218389726399992009-11-08T23:36:12.557-05:002009-11-08T23:36:12.557-05:00there is totally a market for pirate bubble bath. ...there is totally a market for pirate bubble bath. have you tried to get a young unwilling boy to bathe lately? the right kind of boy, this could work.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-57929306762862218722009-11-08T23:19:19.070-05:002009-11-08T23:19:19.070-05:00Dude...I want the Pirates bubble bath...NOT!Dude...I want the Pirates bubble bath...NOT!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-51900277878517523422009-11-08T22:06:08.245-05:002009-11-08T22:06:08.245-05:00but, but, but - you could make PUMPKIN flavored st...but, but, but - you could make PUMPKIN flavored straws!Very Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115661324301117031noreply@blogger.com