The Kitchen Chronicles: Let the games begin

To catch up on the kitchen chronicles read the previous post


Since it has been all about the Olympics lately, I couldn’t help but have running commentary going through my mind when I hit the grocery aisles last week. This was my first time to do “real” grocery shopping in over 6 months so it was like an Olympic event for me. To change things up I will write about my shopping experience from the perspective of an Olympic sport commentator.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

In the Wal-Mart arena we have the Messy Mom, she has her shopping cart and baby ready to go. The goal is to get two meals worth of groceries, plus a couple other items, pay $20, and get in and out within an hour. This routine is considered low level difficulty, but she has been out of training for several months now, so this should be interesting.

Her execution is good, beginning with the baby wipes, she has a coupon, but the price isn’t listed. That could set her back a bit unless she finds a way to locate the price.

We should mention that Wal-Mart being under construction definitely adds a bit of an obstacle to the field, but she is staying the course and plans on finishing strong.

Her cart is starting to pile up. She passes by cookies, which are not on the list, with ease and grace she is keeping her eyes on the items she originally intended to buy.

What’s this? She is approaching a Wal-mart employee and inquiring about a price scanning machine. HE HAS A PRICE SCANNER IN HIS HAND!! Ladies and gentleman he is scanning the wipes now… the wipes are $1.89… that will work! The extra effort finding the price of the wipes could be what puts her into the qualifying round.

The clock is ticking, and Messy Mom is headed towards the check out. The baby seems to be getting fussy, but LOOK AT THAT she pulls another toy out of her bag! It seems to be helping. The cashier is scanning her coupons now, the crowd is anxiously waiting. Oh no, wait a minute here, the internet printable coupons are not scanning. That could be at least a tenth of a point.

Messy mom is asking the cashier to take the items off since the coupons didn’t work, that is a good move, but will it be enough?

The total comes to $26.38, and you can see the look of disappointment on her face as she strolls her cart off the field. She is still a beginner in this event and has a lot of potential. I could really see her coming back strong in the all around competition.

She was able to make the trip in one hour, she did get all the items needed on the list, and with going only $6.38 over her budget her final score is a 7.8572 I think Messy Mom and all of her fans are satisfied with this outcome.