My wife Mandy and I have distinctly different styles as to how we go shopping. Read along and tell me if this is how your household works.

 When Mandy goes shopping by herself, she first makes a list of everything we need. Then she goes to the store and finds said items. After that, she walks every aisle of the store to see what might be on sale that we could use at a future date.

 When I go shopping by myself, I take the grocery list into the store, find those items then that is IT. I do this because those issues are the ones that are top of mind; the items we need and not necessarily the items we want. Mandy feels her way is better because not only is she covering our bases by getting our "need" items, she is also scouring the store to make sure bargains aren't falling through the cracks.

 When Mandy brings home something she got as part of a sale, she'll say "I got this 40% off!" and I'll reply with "If you hadn't bought it, it would have been 100% off! I think I'm making perfect sense. Mandy, as with most topics, just rolls her eyes at me and continues on with whatever she was doing.

 Is this how it works in your home? Which way do you think is better? I think my way allows us to get what we need without spending extra money (or time) at the store. That's just me though. Let me know what you think.

 AND I have run into another case of poor grocery store manners; a woman at the store takes her cart to the check-out counter, tells the clerk she forgot to pick up one item, runs to get that item, doesn't return in time and ends up holding the line up. When she does return she has FOUR separate items. Again, some people think the world is about them. Do you know what I do when I forget to pick up an item and I'm already in the check-out line? I silently call myself a moron and write a note to buy it later. I don't hold up the line and delay everyone else's life. Is it that hard?

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