My buddy did this one time. Ended up stuffing a can of tuna into his pocket without thinking and then got arrested because they thought he robbed the convenience store and killed the clerk, but it was actually someone else just in a very similar car. Gotta be careful.
Sounds like their lawyer was dead on balls accurate.
I guess, took him five tries to pass the bar.
Robbed the convenience store and killed the clerk..over a can of tuna?
I’m not sure I could call myself a good police officer at that point. I’m not sure I’d think I was cut out for the job of even defining ‘criminals’ at that point.
It's hard to tell if your chances of getting shot by the cops is part of the internet being an echo chamber or if it really is a thing we live with. Regardless, I avoid the interaction with law enforcement and bring the dog in if they happen to be combing the area. An American Bull Terrier on my street named Queenie actually got shot and survived.
When I was a teenager, a cop drawed on me and my friend. As I pulled into my friends driveway the cop turned on his lights and parked behind my car. Didn't notice until we were getting out, so the cop drawed his pistol, pointed it at us and yelled for us to get back in the car (was "pulled over" for speeding).
I've also been woken up by police carrying AR-style rifles during a raid (not for me, for my previous roommate).
They should have like regret baskets midway through the store.
Which is why you see empty carts at Home Depot in aisles. It isn't an accident.
If they had a dom on staff to slut shame us a bit when we get the regret basket, that would be amazing! 🤤
Whatever floats your boat!
Me going into costco: I just need a rotisserie chicken for dinner.
Ten minutes later: I guess I do need a 50 gallon drum of mayonnaise.
This got me. 😆
Everyone needs mayo.
To dip the rotisserie chicken in. Obvs.
Protip: Just take a box from a shelf. They give them away anyway.
But the better tip is to always take a cart at Costco. And never expect to spend less than $100.
Unless I know I need a lot of stuff from Costco, I never grab a cart. It forces me to make significantly fewer impulse purchases.
imma just grab a chicken
What's special about Costco? Speaking as someone who's never been.
As it pertains to this post, they specialize in selling in bulk.
Aah, that's the context I wanted. Thank you!
They've recently tried establishing here in Sweden. Not quite sure where they set up shop but it's nowhere near where I live, so I've not been. Don't think it's going great for them. I don't think bulk groceries is a filled niche here, but I'm also not sure how big that niche even is. As far as I know most people buy groceries for the day, or every couple of days. My roomie and I order in groceries once a week. I think that's fairly standard.
Might be massive savings in buying in bulk, but then there's the matter of storing it all too.
oh, a straight answer, those are rare
Bulk shopping, and the place is like a giant warehouse. I once made the mistake of picking up a few heavy things and hauling them around the store with me until I could check out. It was painful.
They sell items in larger quantities, like 24 eggs vs 12, or 3 lbs of cheese vs .5 or 1, or 7 lbs of sour cream vs 1, 2-3 lbs of chips vs 10 ounces (if my goofy American units mean anything to you). They also have good prices on other items like kitchen goods, jewelry, electronics, auto services, alcohol and clothing. One thing that distinguishes them is that their house brand, Kirkland Select, is very good for most items. While they tend to only carry 1-2 brand names for most items, they’re very well chosen in my experience.
(if my goofy American units mean anything to you)
I got the idea after reading "24 eggs". That strongly implies family size.
I do this on purpose to prevent myself from buying to much. I KNOW I'll get more than I came for, lack of basket or cart puts an upper limit on how much
I explained this to me children and how carts are for the weak. My then 8 year old announced loudly when she was shopping with mommy right by the carts "mommy don't take a cart, those are for the weak".
Wife wasn't too thrilled about it and was even less thrilled when I laughed.
Me: I don't need a cart
10 minutes later, dragging a basket full to the brim with my arm hanging out of its socket
I come in. Need 3 things. Grab 2. Get a call to get 2 more things. Remember i need one more. Then stand in line with a tower in my hands.
I’ve done this at Costco myself a number of times.
“Ah, I just need a bag of coffee and a thing of multivitamins. … Oh, we could use some smoked salmon. And, another bottle of Malbec. Maybe some frozen waffles… Ooh, they’re selling Amish-built sheds!”
And, then, I’m either manhandling half the store to the register, or I’m putting the stuff aside somewhere—looking a bit like one of those careless people who can’t be bothered to put stuff back—and making the walk of shame to get a cart.
Yea this happened to me at Costco when I forwent the cart and ended up deciding my dog needed a new bed. And then I decided I was to proud to grab one on the way out. I am such an idiot most of the time.
I'm really annoyed my local grocer got rid of their baskets. They said it was a part of cutting costs.
Were they using disposables?
boy. mine still has them and they have two sizes of carts. I actually really like the small carts.
And that's when you got rid of your local grocer?
People would just steal them after the plastic bag ban, grocery store just never replaced them.
Idk who that man is beyond I've never seen him expressing any emotion other than social anxiety he's like the socially awkward version of the Terminator
I put everything in my backpack. If I can't put something in my backpack, then I don't buy it
Costco doesn't even have baskets, at least the one I go to. So it's either carry by hand or a cart. So I carry by hand, which keeps me from overspending every trip because I can only carry like 4 or 5 things. I buy for myself only anyway so it's usually enough for the week.
Costco doesn't have hand baskets anywhere. The word basket in the image refers to the cart.
Not using a basket keeps me from buying a bunch of extra shit I probably don't need.
Just wait until he discovers the store no longer provides bags….
You can grab a cardboard box at checkout.
For free. I have yet to encounter a retail store that won't sell you a bag of some kind.
Reported: I'm in this post and I don't like it!
Rel af
This is just an advertisement for this store. does this place have a hail corporate yet?
It's just a genuine thing that happened to me. Not everything that mentions a store is an ad.
But capitalism!n!!n!!n
What's happening is that when things act as an ad they fulfill the same marketing purpose as a paid advertisement. Just because it happened to you, doesn't mean talking about it online is not marketing in its effect. But I see where you're coming from.
This idea is like thinking that people with shirt with huge brand names on them are helping to raise that brand's awareness level with others. Things can be more than one thing at the same time.
