man wins 3 minute grocery shopping spree. what would u grab?

[Liberal_in_LA]

Tony Bosn did a little damage in 3 minutes!  $1410.56
The O'Neill Rotary Club recently sold tickets for a chance at a 3 Minute Shopping Spree at O'Neill Super Foods.  Tony Bosn of O'Neill was the lucky individual that won the drawing and Wednesday, November 19 had 3 minutes to fill his shopping carts at O'Neill Super Foods.  Tony, along with his wife Chris coaching him, filled over 3 carts with groceries and goodies and when he was done the dollar amount totaled $1410.56

http://www.kbrx.com/pages/20359467.php?contentType=4&contentId=16315754

[helpmetohelpyou]

1. Bacon

[rudolph the red]

6. Bingo!

[bravenak]

2. A wife to coach me.

Or meat, seafood, and produce.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. nuts, Tide, baby diapers

[bravenak]

4. Vitamins,cleaning stuff, motor oil.

Solution for my shampooer, dog food and stuff. Baby formula to hand out.

[KatyMan]

41. You'd have to find a store that sells wives!

[TreasonousBastard]

5. I'd scope the store before doing it...

and go for expensive stuff-- with a long shelf life if it's food.

The Keurig machine would be a good choice, but the paper towels seems like a waste of a good five seconds of time that would be better spent checking out irish butter.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. pots and pan aisle, knives

[Jenoch]

55. I have never been in a grocery store that

sold good cooking utensils, especially knives.

[Liberal_in_LA]

72. All do in Los angeles

[Jenoch]

79. Do you mean the grocery stores in LA

sell quality knives such as Wusthof and Henckels? I have spent a lot of money in Minnesota and Arizona supermarkets and have never seen any knives worth buying. I have only seen Ecko brand products at the grocery store.

[Luminous Animal]

8. Toilet paper. Beans. Pasta.

[Quackers]

86. That's a vicious cycle right there. nt

[WhiteAndNerdy]

9. Coke & cigarettes.

Maybe some Oreos.

[Art_from_Ark]

10. I'd go for the caviar, imported cheese, T-bone steak,

Dom Perignon, truffles, and other high-value stuff that I would never otherwise buy because of the price.

[olddots]

11. I would take all the mustard

Yeah that right the mustard and no mayo ....

[BubbaFett]

12. Top shelf booze

steak

[marlakay]

13. I was thinking all the best red wine

I have a wine cooler that holds a bunch of bottles but I can never afford to fill it up. I don't have room in my freezer for a bunch of meat.

[CTyankee]

44. If you live in CT you can't buy wine in supermarkets...

I'd do what you do if I didn't live here.

I'd go for the Angus beef and a new, updated coffee machine.

Or maybe I'd just consult a Food Bank, ask them what to get, so they can have more food to give to needy folks. $1400 worth of food for the poor would be wonderful. Right now I just give them a modest contribution of cash each holiday season and let them use it according to what they need.

[marlakay]

48. That's a great idea

Grab a bunch of food for local food bank.

I have always lived on west coast all of the states have at least wine and beer in stores and now two of them hard alcohol.

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. good idea about the booze

[hifiguy]

68. Yup, and great wine.

IF its a state like mine where you can't buy wine and booze in the grocery store, the best beef I can lay my paws on and a bunch of bacon. I can afford veggies.

[JI7]

82. it's probably excluded in these type of prizes

[defacto7]

14. The cash register! n/t

[True Blue Door]

24. Nah - the safe they empty all the cash registers into!

[madamesilverspurs]

15. OTC meds

that are very necessary and expensive, but not covered by insurance.

Then, good coffee.

[exboyfil]

16. So would they put a limit

on the pseudoephedrine like they do on normal purchases?

I personally would blast through the cheese, beef and seafood. I would put a lot more than $1,400 in the cart. The OTCs are a good idea as well, but my family has no significant medical conditions. Also we don't drink so alcohol is out. Probably throw in lots of specialty canned foods in the cart on the way out (smoked oysters for example). Perhaps beef jerky as well.

[malaise]

17. Last year I was in our supermarket when the lady who won the annual

Christmas shopping spree was filling her carts. She had two minutes - wore sneakers and ran through that store for the turkey and ham section faster than Usain Bolt.
We were ROFL as she packed two carts full of huge turkeys, roasters and ham - nothing else.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. so she went for the meat. i would have mixed it up

[malaise]

21. She went for herChristmas and New Year dinner feasts

[former9thward]

81. I hope she had a big freezer.

I love meat but I would have no place to put it.

[DrDan]

31. turkeys here are selling for $.59 / pound - so a cart would be filled with about $20 worth of turkey

poor choice

hams about $2.00 / pound - not much better

[malaise]

37. I would have filled up mine with the best brands of blue mountain coffee beans

a complete Wet Jet set and all replacements I'd need for two years and enough Blue Mountain rosemary and mint soap for a year. If I still had time I'd run for some really good cheese.

[VanillaRhapsody]

42. I prefer the Kona Teaberry myself!!!

buy American!

[malaise]

46. in Jamaica?

Blue Mountain coffee is the best in the world.

[VanillaRhapsody]

47. I have had it.....I like Kona...plus its American!

and UNION!

[DrDan]

54. we used to splurge with a pot of Jamaica Blue

used to run about $40 per pound . . . think it is up to about $60 per pound now

But, we lived in Ethiopia for a couple of years. NOTHING compares to a cup of Ethiopian-brewed coffee. Roasted beans on coals, freshly ground, double-brewed. A treasure.

mmmmm mmmmm

[malaise]

62. Ethopian coffee is delish

I agree. That said our only genuine luxury is Blue Mountain coffee. We earned that right.

[jamzrockz]

18. Tide detergent

Air wick air fresheners, meat items and maybe a top quality blender and I think I can get it all in 3mins.

[LawDeeDah]

22. prime rib and shellfish!

[laundry_queen]

89. ^^That AND also tenderloin and crab here

as well as ham/bacon, salmon - all the most expensive meats. Also Tide laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, allergy meds, shampoo & conditioner (the expensive salon stuff they sell at our local grocery store), feminine hygiene products (4 daughters here) and tp. Oh, and I'd clear out all the saffron. Damn that stuff is expensive.

[True Blue Door]

23. I'd grab the most expensive stuff I could resell.

That's logically the most advantageous strategy.

[adigal]

25. I'd grab all the fish I could get, especially the frozen fish you can keep

I don't eat meat, so that wouldn't work, but I might grab some more expensive cuts for my kids.

And then I'd grad a whole shelf of olive oil, because it's so expensive, and have to look at this thread for more ideas!!!

[cascadiance]

28. Check to see if they have some valuable bottles of wine...

It is something that you could hold on to for a while before you sell it too, unlike a lot of other grocery items that might be expensive, but might also have a limited "life span" (imported rare foods that could go bad shortly, etc.).

[Shankapotomus]

26. Sonicare toothbrushes /nt

[Agschmid]

32. Yup.

[LisaL]

60. That's a good strategy. They are small and expensive.

[liberal N proud]

27. Beer and Bacon

[B Calm]

29. I would clear out the entire meat section.

[fizzgig]

49. for sure

[Algernon Moncrieff]

80. Absolutely - Because it can all be frozen

Any rib roast or strip steak would be in particular danger.

[DrDan]

30. wine department - grab every bottle of wine/champagneover $50 - and the best part is that

they can be stored and/or enjoyed for a long time

[WinkyDink]

57. Not in my state of PA, you wouldn't!

[Javaman]

33. All the canned food and toilet paper I can get my hands on.

everything else will expire within my lifetime. lol

[Wella]

92. And if an earthquake (or the Apocalypse) comes, you're ready.

[Javaman]

95. when the apocalypse hits a square of toilet paper will be worth more than a bar of gold!

LOL

[FSogol]

66. Our food bank is always looking for breakfast cereal for kids.

Food banks usually need anything, but bread. They get tons of day (or more) old bread from restaurants and bakeries.

[tabbycat31]

70. I just made a massive toiletry donation to my foodbank

Things like shampoos and soaps from hotels, etc.

I figure assistance does not cover such items and they still need them. Everyone should be able to brush their teeth, wash their hair, etc.

[LeftinOH]

36. And he took a Keurig K-cup coffee maker? Fail!!!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

38. Love my Keurig.

Smart man!

[Historic NY]

61. Santa brought me mine last year...

sure saves on wasted left over coffee.

[tabbycat31]

67. LOVE LOVE LOVE my Keurig

(I use it with a reusable K-cup for more varieties of coffee and to save $$$).

[ScreamingMeemie]

39. Excedrin Migraine

[lapislzi]

40. Diapers.

I would grab all the diapers and take them to my local food bank. A couple of cans of top-shelf coffee for myself. Note: in NY, there's no booze sold in supermarkets, only beer andd "lite" wine.

[Capt. Obvious]

43. I'd get stonewalled at the ketchup

[TheCowsCameHome]

45. The cute little redheaded cashier in lane 6

Just kidding, Just kidding.

Probably non-perishable items with a long shelf life and heavy price tag.

I'd have to study the store to see what they carried that fit description.

[Arugula Latte]

50. The best olive oil they stock and as many bottles of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc as I could grab

and the best cheese.

NOT toilet paper. That's stupid strategy -- too bulky, and fairly cheap to begin with.

[Aerows]

51. There wouldn't be a steak

a frozen lobster, shrimp or a crab leg left in the place.

[Liberal_in_LA]

73. Lol

[cherokeeprogressive]

52. I could wipe out a meat department in that amount of time. n/t

[Orrex]

53. Bosco and Scooter Pies, if memory serves.

[WinkyDink]

56. Lobster tails, shrimp, costly spices,---you get the picture. TP? Not so much! My store doesn't sell

kitchen appliances.

[LisaL]

58. Whatever is more expensive and can last.

Keurig was a smart choice. TP, not so much.
TP is cheap so I wouldn't be grabbing it.

[Retrograde]

71. Same here - alcohol, exotic spices and canned goods

I always wanted to have enough truffles so I could actually taste them! Fresh food I'd limit to what can be consumed in the next few days.

[Initech]

59. Three words: fully stocked bar

[Beaverhausen]

63. I'm with those who head straight for the alcohol

good red wine, some good tequilas and bourbons. Baileys, Jager, etc.

Then maybe onto the cheeses and crackers cause, you know. Wine and cheese baby!

[Initech]

83. I would just get booze, beer, more booze, more beer.

You can always buy the cheese and everything else later.

[Tsiyu]

64. Baking stuff

all the baking stuff...cocoa, yeast, nuts, butters, oils
cheeses
and coffee
and chocolate since we're running out
and canned soup, baby formula and diapers for the food bank

[FSogol]

65. Truffles!

currently $359 a pound at my local Wegmans.

[Tsiyu]

69. OMG Wegman's

As a kid in Syracuse, I remember the Grand Opening of a Wegman's. All of the neighbor ladies made a mass trip to the event. You would have thought it was the President arriving, the way they acted.

But, man, they had such great stuff.

[VScott]

76. That's a bargain price

The one I visited in Newton, MA was $999.00 per pound... I shit you not (it was locked up with a mailbox lock).

One of the rare times I wish I had a cellphone camera with me just to take a picture.

Never mind... Goggle image search comes through again...

https://www.google.com/search?q=truffles+wegmans&lr=&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=bRNwVNatJLT7sAStvoCwCA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAw&biw=1344&bih=676#tbm=isch&q=truffles+wegmans&imgdii=_

[FSogol]

88. Wegmans lets you put in the plu number on the scale and print out label.

I like to buy watermelons and put in the truffle plu so watermelon price appears as $2,700 when the cashier scans it. Then I look troubled and say, "$2,700! That can't be right."

[VScott]

74. The gift card kiosk

Assuming they have one... who needs a cart?

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And the loss wouldn't be on O'Nells.

[LeftyMom]

75. Frozen food, daiya and earth balance, cleaning supplies, toiletries, razors, cat food, litter

That's four aisles that are right next to each other and it's all stuff that isn't perishable or that I can freeze, except the cat food and lord knows I go through that too quickly to worry about.

Alternately, on the other end of the store: just mayo, a few different types of oil, olives, sundried tomatoes in oil, most of the contents of the Bob's Red Mill display, coffee, chocolate almond milk, fancy nut butters, bags of nuts.

I'm sure that's not strategically buying the most expensive stuff in the store, but it's relatively expensive stuff that I actually use and would use up before it went to waste.

[LeftyMom]

87. BATTERIES!

How on earth did I forget them?

[morningfog]

77. I would ask fivethirtyeight to tell me what to

and route to take to maximize value.

[Mosby]

78. they probably excluded certain categories

Wine, liquor, cigs and lottery tickets. The scratcher case alone probably had 6 to 10K in it.

Legally it was probably best because all the categories I mention require licensing to resell.

[indie9197]

84. Not paper towels!

Razor blades, shaving cream, and pulsar toothbrushes would be close together and after that- gourmet cheeses and cured meats, smoked salmon, butter, maple syrup, and ... out of time!

[Texasgal]

90. OMG!

Are you serious?

Is this how much razors cost now days? HOLY MOLY!

[uppityperson]

93. Batteries on the way to cheese then meats. Then down the toiletries/OTC aisle to the front.

Lots of batteries.

You can grab a lot of otcs by swiping your hand down the shelf into the basket.

[flvegan]

94. Whatever I could give away. n/t