Top Ramen Black Market
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218655)
Walnut Creek, California
April 12, 2020 3:41pm CST
So I'm in the parking lot at Safeway yesterday when this dude goes "psst" to me and gestures me over. Without saying a word, he opens up the trunk of his 1975 Buick Electra 225 and shows me rolls of toilet paper, paper towel, high power shower heads, and Top Ramen.
Without looking at him, I ask, "How much for a six-pack of Chicken Top Ramen?" "Ten" is all he says." I slip him a ten and come home with a six-pack of my favorite Graduate School food. I have since had it twice, and is is delicious, filling, and easy to add random vegetables to.
Have you had any similar experiences recently?
Um, of course this is fiction, but I WAS delighted to score a 6-pack of Top Ramen at Safeway yesterday for something like $2.25. It's still as good (and soothing) as it was "back in the day."
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@LindaOHio (178331)
• United States
12 Apr 20
I thought you were serious because it's IMPOSSIBLE to find any Ramen noodles. They are always out!
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@TheHorse (218655)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Apr 20
@LindaOHio Shhhhhh. I scored some beef Ramen yesterday. They were out of chicken (my usual favorite).
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@marguicha (222895)
• Chile
12 Apr 20
Who knows what we will eat in just a few months from now.
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@marguicha (222895)
• Chile
13 Apr 20
@TheHorse It is their nature. You could put a cover on your green beans.
@TheHorse (218655)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Apr 20
@marguicha Hmm. Maybe I would have compassion toward them. But when they attack my corn and green beans...
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@TheHorse (218655)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv Heh heh. I don't consider myself gullible, but I can be too trusting at times. That said, if someone tried to teach me some totally wrong cultural norm (like if Vanny told me always to bring a savory beef dish to a Hindu's house when you visit them) I might be naive enough to believe them.
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I had no idea how much it should cost.
Sounds like yummy lunches; I always found those soups a good way to get vegetables into my kids.
@TheHorse (218655)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Apr 20
It's small packets of noodles that boil up really quickly. Each packet comes with a tiny bit of flavoring, so you can make a quick meal out of a single Ramen packet. Graduate students are famous for "living on Top Ramen," as the packets cost only about 40 cents each.
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@TheHorse (218655)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
@Hannihar I usually, do with butter even, but this year the only matzoh I could find was in "lifetime supply" sized packages. No Seder dinners this year. No nothing. I just lit a candle and called it good. Did you get a chance to celebrate?
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@wolfgirl569 (106065)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Apr 20
I would not be surprised to see people doing that.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Apr 20
Sadly, I wasnt sure. Like I could SO see this happening
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Apr 20
@TheHorse I bet it's clorox wipes and hand sanitizer
@1creekgirl (41401)
• United States
13 Apr 20
I must admit your first version was more exciting. How was your Easter Sunday? Our son did get to come eat with us (catfish stew) and tonight we video visited with the rest of the kids.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Apr 20
Who knows, we may all be living on Top Ramen in the future.
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