List the oddest few items you had to pick up from grocery

[Inchworm]

You know how it is when you just need a few things from grocery. You run in and grab them then go to the checkout.

As you stand in line you look at what you are about to lay on the counter and are doomed to holding back a laugh from hell.

My list...

-bottle of Chianti
-hand lotion
-goat cheese
-panty hose
-4 tall Budweisers

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[racaulk]

1. Sounds like you were getting ready for a fun night!

;)

[Inchworm]

2. it's just how it worked out

That's what the cashier was saying as she slid the Chiante, cheese and beer... then the hand lotion stunned her.. pantyhose..

She still can't look me in the eye :D

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[Omphaloskepsis]

3. Handi-Snacks and Astroglide.

[Inchworm]

4. Another lubricant .. hmmm

a theme building here? :D

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[Shakespeare]

5. canning jars, fresca and vaseline.

The vaseline was for my new tattoo (it's a horrible lubricant--for THAT I'd go with astroglide. ;-)

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Instead of vaseline, get this:

A&D...It's in the Baby section. Much better for your tat than vaseline, just use a super thin layer :)

[Shakespeare]

8. A&D?

Never heard of it--I'll have to check that out! :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

10. It's like a diaper rash thing....

Looks just like vaseline, but it's different. Comes in a brown and white tube, iirc. :hi:

[tonkatoy57]

18. I'll second the use of A&D

It has a multitude of uses. The original use, I guess, is to cure and protect against diaper rash. I have friends who play brass instruments and use A&D to protect and rejuvenate their lips after long playing sessions. It works better than any chapstick-like application. They refer to this dual use product as Anal & Dental (A&D).

[Inchworm]

13. hehe

were you expecting the "do not use petroleum jelly" speech? :evilgrin:

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[LynneSin]

6. I just bought a can of Spotted Dick yesterday

I shit you not!

[Inchworm]

15. and it is pudding to boot.

Right? hehe

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[NMDemDist2]

9. i do that all the time

cantaloupe
fabric softener
chicken strips
napkins
energy drinks


I often have very eclectic store runs too :rofl:

[Inchworm]

16. Quite the mix

Chores and foodstuffs. What a day :)

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[mainegreen]

11. Condoms, 12 pack of beer, rope.

They were not going to be used together, but boy the cashier sure gave me a weird look.

[Omphaloskepsis]

12. Just tell them you need the rope to keep the condom on.

[Inchworm]

17. lol - thats what I'm talking about

The cashier's look was priceless for me too. She actually stopped talking mid-sentence.

:rofl:

[unpossibles]

14. this is strange but true. I was deep cleaning to move out of a house

so I bought a mop, rubber gloves, bleach, scouring pads, cleanser, and sponges.

i was also out of condoms, so I got those too.




I've always wondered what the cashier thought.

[Inchworm]

19. At least you were moving out

And get to see a new face. :P

I see the same cashier almost every time I go there.

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[unpossibles]

36. well, actually I was moving houses within the same neighborhood.... n/t

[NMDemDist2]

20. well at least your partner had a clean house to enjoy

along with enjoying you :rofl:

[av8rdave]

21. 3 large cans of tomato paste and a disposable douche

I had a long haired dog at the time that got sprayed by a skunk. I was just following the dog groomer's advice.

I remember reaching the checkout stand. As she was ringing up the items, the lady shook her head, clucked her tongue, and said, "My, my, my. You gonna PARTY!"

[Inchworm]

26. Party!

HeHe... bet that added to the fun knowing he/she noticed :D

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[av8rdave]

27. Oh, I about died laughing. Took all the embarrassment away.

[Gormy Cuss]

22. Most recently it was

5 lb bag of sugar
sardines
toothpicks.

Don't ask.:D

[Inchworm]

28. Don't ask

Fortunately the thread has stuck to that and left it to the imagination :D

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[NewWaveChick1981]

23. LOL! I've had some fun grocery store orders too...

:rofl: My most recent odd order (a couple of weeks ago) was:

-six-pack of Sam Adams beer
-one quart of motor oil
-tampons
-tomato sauce

:rofl: My husband was making chili and forgot to buy tomato sauce. He also forgot to buy beer, because he likes to drink beer with chili. I also needed tampons, and when I got to the store, I realized we also needed a quart of oil for his car. Instead of making multiple store trips while I was out, I just got them all at one store. I know the clerk was looking at me funny when I checked out....:P :rofl:

[Inchworm]

29. Too funny!

Mine was odd that way too. The cashier knew I lived alone and had to be worried about me buying pantyhose (goat cheese too for that matter). I just needed the hose to process some wine :D

:rofl:

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[skygazer]

24. As someone who works in a grocery store

I see odd combinations quite often. The best was one evening when a well-dressed man plopped a dozen roses, a bottle of champagne and a box of condoms on my checkstand.

It was very difficult to keep from commenting. :rofl:

[Inchworm]

31. I bet!

I couldnt do it as a cashier. I talk too damn much and ask too many questions.

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[skygazer]

33. When I first started at the store, there was a guy like that

He had to make a comment about every order or babble about the oddest things to the customers. Then one day a lady came through his line with several big party trays from the deli - sandwiches, veggie trays, etc.

The guy looked at them and said, "Wow, must be a big party! What's the occasion?"

She sort of glared at him and said, "My husband's funeral."

He didn't make too many personal remarks after that. :rofl:

[Inchworm]

37. Doh!

:hide:

:D

[Mutley]

25. I think the strangest had to be

condoms, onions and shampoo. Oh, and dog food.

[Inchworm]

32. A well rounded lot

feed the dogs, feed self, wash up and go out :D

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[Mutley]

35. Exactly!

:D

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[lost-in-nj]

30. Mines not so sensational

but

Slimfast drink
healthy choice pizza
water
sheetcake


lost

[Inchworm]

34. Which item does not belong?

a. Slimfast drink
b. healthy choice pizza
c. water
d. sheetcake

hehe

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