Mondays are usually my day to go to the grocery store. Let me say that I am infinitely happier with my options in Sun Prairie than I ever was in Spring Green. Today I was a little later than usual and had to deal with the going home rush. After my trip through the store I came to the following conclusion. My conclusion is that there are five types of grocery shoppers.
1. The Rushed shopper-This is a person who has 30 minutes of shopping to cram into 10. This is the person who cannot wait at the meat counter for you to make the snap decision ham or turkey. She runs to the milk case and as you are pulling your gallons of milk out of the cooler practically knocks you out of the way. If you walk to slowly down the aisle you her an exasperated "huh" out of her mouth. And God help you if you happen to be pushing your cart down the wrong side of the aisle. You will be run over. They are an 18 wheeler and you are the poor deer caught in the headlights.
2. The Organized/Purposeful shopper- This person has a list most often in order of the store so they know exactly what aisle they need to go down thus reducing impulse items. This person has the meals planned out days in advanced so she can have the well balanced and coordinated meal.
All of her coupons are neatly clipped and found with her shopping list. She is patient as she has planned her time accordingly knowing how busy the store will be. Their shopping is structured and they are in and out as quickly as possible......Without running people over with their cart.
3. The Distracted Shopper- This poor person usually has a child in their cart and maybe one more in tow. The cart is full and they realized that they forgot the green pepper for the special salad she was making so they haul the cart and the kids across the store. When the whole reason that she forgot the pepper in the first place is the kid in the cart was pulling things off the produce shelves onto the floor.
4. The Hungry/Impulsive Shopper- This person walks through the store throwing everything that looks good into their cart. By the time they get to the end of the store there is no room for the milk in the cart. This poor schmuck usually spends way more than they bargained for. This person is most often a man. Buying pieces of a meal not knowing how it all goes together. I sometimes feel like this shopper.
5. The Dilly-dally shopper. This is the person who reads every label. They often leave their cart in the middle of an aisle as they go off to find something. They are constantly pushing their cart down the wrong side of the aisle. They do not pay attention to where they are going. They stand in the frozen cooler with the door open while they read every label while their cart is in THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE!!!!!
Let me know what kind of shopper you are.
