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Post by malibou on Dec 20, 2020 17:02:34 GMT
I don't send Dh to the grocery because he goofs up the list and comes home with loads of crap we don't need. Ds on the other hand is doing pretty well. At first he called for every little thing. When I asked him to put some thought into it, the phone calls settled down. Now he will occasionally come home with two similar items if he can't figure it out. For example he brought home Mexican diced tomatoes and a can of Rotel, basically the same thing. He reviews the list first to make sure he doesn't have questions. He sticks to the list, other than a piece of bakery cake every couple of trips. He's been my shopping hero!
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Post by pierogi on Dec 20, 2020 17:29:43 GMT
I don't send Dh to the grocery because he goofs up the list and comes home with loads of crap we don't need. Ds on the other hand is doing pretty well. At first he called for every little thing. When I asked him to put some thought into it, the phone calls settled down. Now he will occasionally come home with two similar items if he can't figure it out. For example he brought home Mexican diced tomatoes and a can of Rotel, basically the same thing. He reviews the list first to make sure he doesn't have questions. He sticks to the list, other than a piece of bakery cake every couple of trips. He's been my shopping hero! This was exactly my husband at the start of pandemic. I'd send him off with a list, then get millions of texts per item, often with photos of side by side products. Which one is better? Product A is $/lb but Product B is on sale. Should I buy Product B? Is this price a good deal? What about this one? Bless him, it would make me nuts, but I could tell he was worried about getting the "wrong" thing or missing out on a great deal. After awhile he became more confident and familiar with our ingredients and necessities and as time went on the texts slowed down. If he's not sure, he'll bring home two different brands of the same thing as well, and it's ok because he knows I'll use them them both. I should give him a shopping blue ribbon!
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Post by sam9 on Dec 20, 2020 17:45:01 GMT
My husband has been doing most of the shopping during Covid and he’s doing very well now. At the beginning it was photos and texts for every single item but he’s gotten so much better. If I have a complaint, it’s that he sticks to the list too closely. He never comes home with any off list items - I can just imagine all the finds and deals I’ve missed out on at Costco!
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Post by iluvpink on Dec 20, 2020 17:50:48 GMT
My husband once called me asking where in the grocery store they kept Goldfish crackers. I guess he didn't want to ask a store employee? And sending him to the specialty grocery store to find ladyfingers? Forget it. He never asked anyone there, but swore up and down they didn't have them. I still don't believe him!
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Post by playingcinderella on Dec 20, 2020 18:17:43 GMT
I will admit this is me. DH is the chef in our house. I grew up cooking mostly from boxes so I am not confident or knowledgeable. I am better now than I used to be, but I still text or call him a couple of times when I'm at the store for groceries.
I often call him from the meat aisle because he isn't specific enough ... a 5 lb roast for example - shoulder roast? sirloin? chuck? etc and etc? or they don't have the one he asked for and I'm not brave enough to make a substitution.
Then I call him because they don't have his normal brand for some ingredient on the list and "just pick one" doesn't always suffice. Or all the sweet potatoes look terrible and I need to know what he wants to cook instead.
Would it just be easier for him to do it himself? Probably, but he can answer my questions while he works on whatever he is doing at home and I saved him driving to the store, dealing with other people and all he had to do was put up with a few measly phone calls to get the ingredients he actually wants.
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