Ever gone shopping when hungry? What extra things did you buy?
By AnnieOakley1
@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
Canada
May 26, 2008 7:59am CST
My husband and I were partying a little on the weekend, and we realized we were out of dog food. So we decided to go to the store. He wanted hot peppers, too. So off we went. Well, we smoked some ganga and then went in the store. Well, $211 later, as we walked out, I said, "Yeah, smoke ganga a go shopping, just brilliant! What were we thinking?"
The grocery store even had some original "Brooks" T-Shirts that we bought, too. His says, "Exposing yourself to Nature" and has a fella wearing a lumberjacket with no pants on and all the forest animals are there. I think the gist is that he is releiving himself out in nature. ha haa And mine says, "In Tune with Nature", and has a pic of the forest animals playing musical instruments, so I take it to mean that I am a Rockin' Chick, that is 'in tune'.
Just a Warning: Don't ever go shopping with the muchies. You may buy everything in sight......!
So what have you bought at the store when you were hungry that you really didn't need?
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16 responses
@novataylor (6570)
• United States
26 May 08
Oh Annie, I so know what you're talking about here!!! Big mistake, going to the grocery store when you've got the munchies. And you, well I, end up with all sorts of goodies that I don't need and sweets and packages of safety pins and a pound of strawberries, a couple of cantelopes, 3 bags of onions on sale, hair color, anything that strikes my fancy! Bad idea. And going when you're just plain hungry is just as bad. But are we gonna stop smoking that stuff? Nope. I'm not. You're not. But $211! Wow, that's a lot of dough, darlin! I usually spend around $100. Over $200 is huge! You're good. Or bad, as the case may be. Hey, where's my battie? I need a buzz!
@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
26 May 08
I know, I can't usually get out of the grocery store without spending $100, but geez, when it was over $200, I've never done that before. WOW!
But, nope, not going to stop smoking it. It is just too good of an organic herb with so many useful properties....
What is a battie? Do you mean BOB?
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
27 May 08
Nova, What I am wondering Sugar is what did you do with all of those onions and safety pins? Sounds kinda kinky if you ask me:))))
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@suz1000 (159)
•
26 May 08
oh god i think its a well known fact that going shopping when your hungry only means you buy more stuff oyou dont need. I often go shopping when im hungry and end up buying stuff to eat but I see stuff i like buy too much and can never actually eat it all lol, its just the while bieng hungry when you shop thing you cant help it!
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
I usually make sure I have eaten before I go so this doesn't often happen. But we had a fun ooops anyway.
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
27 May 08
shucks yes Annie. In fact I make sure I have had a meal before I go, especially on weeks our budget is kinda tight. Everything in the store looks good and I have expensive tastes to be gin with. Real cheese cakes, seafood delicacies all wind up in my basket and when the total is wrung up I am left wondering what mad woman used my cart as a storage device, and where in the hell all of this stuff came from? I so have been there done that!
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
I thought I wasn't the only one.
Thanks for responding to my discussion.
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@Dreamweaverr (131)
• United States
27 May 08
I have, but I try not to. Everything looks good when you go in to a grocery store hungry. I always take a list and stick to it, so I avoid the impulse buying.Thst kilss a budget. If I go in hungry and succumb to the urges, I guess something sweet is what calls to me the most. For my husband it is more salty or snack type stuff.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
I know, terrible what hunger can do when in a store full of every kind of food imaginable.
I usually have a list, too.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
27 May 08
I have definately done that, and it gets expensive really fast!
The other thing I learned not to do was to take my teenage son and three of his buddies grocery shopping with me!
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
Yep, they can be huge consumers for sure. Big mistake, I agree.
4 Teenage boys would be the equivalent of major munchie attack, without any MJ.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
27 May 08
I used to dread sending my husband to the grocery
store for just one item as sure enough he would'
be back with three or four sacks of all sorts
of gourmet items like oysters and crab and jellies
'and jams and well just everything exotic. It'
was a learning experience for me for sure. One
item became more like thirty. But it was sort
of fun to open up some of these things that I
would never buy but did like to eat.
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
27 May 08
I think overall, almost everyone has done it at one time or the other. Going shopping when you are hungry does usually add on to your grocery bill because everything looks good then. I have personally found it easiest to stick to a Shopping list when I have just ate, and so we try to make this a habit now before doing much shopping and it usually does help.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
Yep, I usually do that, too.
But we had a moment of weakness, what can I say?
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
27 May 08
i never actually do that... when i am hungry, i go to eat first in the food court before i start my shopping... can't concentrate with an empty stomach lol... i hope i dodn't misunderstood your post as there are some words of slenght (spelling?) that i don't really understand there... take care and have a nice day...
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
You can ask which words you do not understand and I will explain for you if you want.
Yes, it is a smart thing to do, eating first prior to shopping.
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@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
27 May 08
I've bought all sorts of things when hungry. I try to avoid going shopping that way, sometimes I'm even able to fight off the cravings. However when I can, I end up buying pizza, sandwhiches, junk food and all sorts of wonderful stuff. I hate it. I don't have enough money to spend as it is so I can't waste it on all that stuff I do not need.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
Yep, I did that once recently, too. As I walked into the grocery store, realized I was hungry, so went straight to the deli counter and bought something instant, so I wouldn't make bad choices while shopping.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
28 May 08
Sorry that response was for the next poster. Ooops, I goofed.
Appetite is definitely a strong influence on us humans, that's for sure.
Thanks for the response, highflyingangel. I appreciate it.
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@nengs10 (3180)
• Philippines
27 May 08
I have tried this. It was actually terrible. I feel so awkward to have felt that way. I really stopped shopping and eat in a restaurant. I always think that it's really good to have a full stomach than to have nothing. It can make you think better.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
Definately smart to eat prior to shopping. I agee.
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
27 May 08
I bought the parking lot.
No one else wanted it and I got it cheap.
I now have 6 dozen cars and trucks.
Would you like to buy a car? How about a truck?
Never go shopping with your soon to be ex having a mid-life crisis.*sigh*
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@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
27 May 08
That one doesn't have a engine.
Pick another one.
How about that brand spanking new Ford350 with all the bells and whistles?
LOL Come on - be a Ford Boy! I have a T-Shirt for ya! ROFL
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
Nope, no Fords here, you know that the SO won't work on anything but Chevy or GM.
You mean your soon to be ex's truck. Nah.
But that cute little red sports car over in the corner that needs a little work is cute. Let's just take it for a test drive, huh? Just you and me. Now, where should we go?
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
I'll take that mid-sized truck over there with the black cap, please?
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@loveyoohbaby (737)
• New Zealand
29 May 08
Hey there yes I have gone shopping when I have been hungry and have brought hot chips.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
29 Aug 08
I do NOT allow myself to go to the grocery store unless I've just completed a complete meal!!! I buy way too much when full & not even gonna admit what I might do if hungry. Just forget the munchies as the bank won't give me a loan!!! 
If you came out with more than $200 in groceries, you must be having one helluva party!!! 
If you came out with more than $200 in groceries, you must be having one helluva party!!! @AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
30 Aug 08
You are just a doll LadyMarissa. Has anybody told you that recently. Cause, if not, I'm here to tell ya.
Remember that ganga, well, it is kind of a 'stupid pill' sometimes, eh. lol
Thanks again, sweetie. Love ya.
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
31 Aug 08
You're on Lady. I WILL call you next time for sure.
Can sparks come, too. She's a hoot! That's her word, by the way. But it is cool, I like it, too.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Thank you Annie. Do me a favor....call me ahead of time next time you're going. I want to go with you "stupid pill" & ALL!!! 
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
30 Aug 08
Geez. Thanks for stopping by. You must be in a hurry. And perfect, too. lol
You'll do it at some point, we all do.
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
27 May 08
The stuff I buy if I decide to go shopping when I am hungry, is unbelieveable, and I'm so hungry, I don't even care how much money I spend, which puts me in debt at the end of the month. I usually hit all of my favourites; seafood, imported cheeses, the bakery, YUMMY!!!
Come to think of it, I shoudln't answer questions like this wen I'm hungry, or it'll tempt me to go shopping and buy something! haha
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@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 May 08
Ooops, sorry. Didn't mean to tempt you.
I do feel terribly guilty, too.
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