Grocery Shopping - fun or hassle?

I just love grocery shopping...but by myself. I do not take my kids with me grocery shopping unless I'm just getting a few things. They distract me and make me lose my train of thought and I never remember to look at the list. And don't even get me on those parents who let their kids run around like banchees. That is just ridiculous. I just wanna go up to the kids and tell them to go stand in time out while I let their parents have it verbally. Too bad this isn't the old days... you know the 70's early 80's, you know, when our society believed in the phrase "it takes a village to raise a child" and we were able to discipline eachothers kids. And if you are a child from that time you probably still to this day have respect for that neighbor or lady down the street who told you a few things that made you get your act together. When I go grocery shopping I like to go in get what I came for and get out. There's no pitter pattering around. I use the same rule that I give my kids for bathtime..."Get in, Get out, No Playing around".

It all depends on if I can get to the store alone, or if I have to take a child with me. I love grocery shopping if I am alone. I can take my time. Check out the specials. Get only what is on the list. I usually spend a lot less if by myself. On other occasions I will take my daughter with me. It is fun for us, but we do spend much more money because I let her pick out many items. I think that people get mad at me because when my daughter comes with we go to the self check out and I let her be the cashier. She loves doing this, and to me it is no big deal. It takes longer, but she enjoys it. I always think the others in line are not happy with us.

Grocery Shopping...fun or hassel...I guess it all depends on the situation and the circumstances around it. I would say, that when i dont have to cart my children thro the grocery store...I enjoy it so much more!!! :)

Sometimes a trip to the store is the only time I get to myself. I enjoy it. I enjoy using my coupons and seeing how much I can save and I have learned to never rush through the store because I forget Items and have to go back.

I hate grocery shopping with a passion. I always need to go down the aisle that is being blocked by about 5 generations of the same damn family. As often as I say excuse me, someone else will try and push their way through first. I've had more than one bad experience with shopping that made my partner convulse with laughter. We went shopping and in one aisle, a lady was stood browsing with her cart right in the middle of the aisle, so I couldn't get round. I said excuse me three times to her. The third time she very deliberately turned her back on me. I did what anyone else would do in retaliation. I rammed my cart into her a*s. She spun around and glared at me ready to say something, but I beat her to it. I said "Don't even think about it! I said excuse me THREE times and you ignored me!" She never said a word lol, but she looked shocked and she quickly moved her cart out of the way. I stalked past with my cart, with my partner close on my heels, and as soon as we got past her, he broke out into a fit of silent laughter. If I hadn't been so angry at her blatant ignorance, I would have laughed along with him. I don't know what it is with people doing their grocery shopping in our area, but some of them are just so damn ignorant! Every weekend when we do grocery shopping, my blood reaches boiling point lol.

I detest grocery shopping to the point where I don't do it anymore. A local grocery store chain has a program where I can go to their website, shop ONLINE, and just go pick up my groceries. Someone else puts up with the hassles, and it only costs me $6 each time! Heck of bargain! No more hauling three kids through the store and hearing "Can we have this?" or "I have to use the bathroom" 900 times between the front door and the checkout.

Absolutelty hate it. But I would be in the running for the medal for getting the shopping done the quickest. I rush in grab what I need and rush out. The checkouts always hold me up and I get so impatient.

I love to go grocery shopping but then I have to bring my toddler with me and my husband drive us...so the moment we entered the store...my husband would ask...why are we here for? lol. So, I am always in a hurry. But if I go alone, I like to compare brands, look at new products, check labels, etc.

I like doing the grocery shopping when I have a big budget with me. But it is hard to shop without money. Hehe

i really enjoy going grocery shopping. i always take my time and browse at different foods to buy what i have never tried before. shopping is a very much pleasure to me as i like it. the shops where i go like tesco, asda etc are always busy but i dont mind.

i always enjoy shopping for groceries especially if a big event is happening and i need to buy lots of groceries. i'd go to every lane and look at every item that i need. i always have a list with me but there are times that i add up to these if i find something that is not listed. grocery shopping is my therapy when i want something inside the mall which i can't afford. i switch my liking to grocery stuffs.

Sometimes I like grocery shopping. I even take my time to browse all the aisles and compare prices. I have to say I'm a smart shopper and I don't go by brands, I go by price. But there are times when I'm really rushing that I just scribble the things that I need to buy and grab the first product that I see without checking the price.

I hate any kind of shopping. :-( Its so bad that I run out of food in the house before I force myself to go to the store. And don't ask me to go shopping during holidays! If I do go I have to know which store has what I need. Where the item is in the store and then I search for the shortest line and pray that the cashier is not a slow poke. :-)

I like grocery shopping for the most part. I don't really like to rush through it unless I need to. It does get annoying though when other parents are letting their kids act like jerks in the store. But other than that, it's fun! Especially when the local stores have free samples - because I am cheap and I like to try new foods without having to buy a whole box or a pound of it. :)

i have this favorite place to go when doing my groceries. i always have this list of what to buy. and since i had been there many times already, i am familiar with the place. i can go directly to where i am going to get items from. the staffs are so friendly, too and very reliable. it's just that during sundays, it's a bit difficult to go around with the cart since too many are doing their groceries as well. so, i rarely go there during sundays.

i hate grocery shopping. it always seems like such a hassle. Especially if i have to take the kids with me. they always want something and end up throwing stuff in the cart the i did not know about.

At our grocery store, the staff are pleasant and the other customers are usually polite. It has good sales, too. I like to go grocery shopping, but my husband likes to go too - and he really enjoys going alone, I don't know why. I think he feels that he's good at finding the best deals and getting a good price. He likes to come home and pull out all the groceries and say: I got all this for $##. So I don't often go - he needs an audience, after all.

shopping-- well i am the one who wants to get in and get out. I hate crowded places and hate wasting time in a crowded store. I even get mad if i run into people who is standing there gabbing blocking the way. I can even say excuse me and sometimes people don't even move. Man that really gets my goat. Or what about leaving the shopping chart in the middle of the isle and blocking it. I really would like to know what some people think of now a days. There is other people in the store that wants to be able to move and get things done without having to fight your way through. Oh and i really hate the store at chrismas time cuz of all the people. that is what i feel like every time i get in a store. its just me

I enjoy grocery shopping. On Fridays I make a list and on Saturday the hubby and I go off in search of all the ingredients needed for the coming week. I like to try new and different things so we end up driving all over town looking for special ingredients. I love going to Chinatown here and searching the shelves for hidden treats. I just wish I lived in a bigger city with access to Global food ingredients. We have Chinese, Indian, Phillipino and middle Eastern stores, we can spend hours exploring the stores. In the big supermarkets I have another way of going about it, first I smoke a joint, get high, then enter the store. This way people aren't annoyances but future participants in the line-ups to get out! Is that bad? Probably so but it makes for a more enjoyable experience! I also make my list so that it is in the same order as the store runs. I sound so organized but in reality I'm not really...

I don't mind grocery shopping. I usually take my time and try to get the best deals. I'm a coupon clipper, so it usually takes me a bit longer in the store than it does most people. I don't like going to the store if the kids want to go with me though, they love to spend my money...LOL!