Shopping Shock

Today I went to the supermarket. Just another boring experience to most of you, but to me a whole new adventure.... Yep, that's right folks, I never go to the supermarket. Can't tell you the last time I ventured through those glass sliding doors to wander aimless around aisle upon aisle of shiny new produce.

So today, I took the big step and entered the 'fresh food people' where 'quality costs less' and gosh, have things changed since I was last there. The first thing I noticed upon entering said supermarket was that the entry turnstile was missing..... where did the turnstile go???? Wasn't it there to stop people walking out with trolley loads of unpaid for food stuffs??? Does this mean that my neighbourhood is so safe and secure that we no longer need turnstiles. How cool is that. It sure was freaky walking through that wide open space instead of the teeny tiny little turnstile.

So here I am standing on the other side of what should have been the entry turnstile.... yeah I know, I have mentioned the turnstile a few times now, but really, it was freaky walking right on through. I remember when I would dart into the supermarket via a free checkout, just to miss that dreaded turnstile. I remember when the turnstile used to turn and people would get caught up in it... silly people. And then the turnstile was automatic and would fly open in front of you, but mostly they would either refuse to open or refuse to close or continually open and close because of the people who would force them open by exiting via the entrance. Ahhh the memories. I miss the turnstile, there is meant to be a turnstile!!!

Sorry, I digressed, now where was I, or should I say, am I. Oh yes, I find myself standing in the bread and fresh cakes area, but we don't need bread or cakes so we (husband is with me), sail right on through to the fruit and vegetable area which was located directly behind that department. Oh my goodness, have you seen the price of fruit lately... I had no idea how expensive fruit was these days. I am truly shocked, truly.

The next stop was at the deli, but it smells yucky so I wonder to the first aisle and check it out. I forget what was in that aisle, it must have been boring. But we make our way up and down each and every aisle. And most of what I see is uneventful and boring... so blah blah blah... and then.....

We reached the girlie aisle, you know hair care, make-up, feminine beauty, you get the picture. Oh my goodness.... the lighting in this aisle was horrible. It was all pinky red, it was very bright and it hurt my eyes just walking down that aisle. What's with that?? Even the shelving is different. How bizarre is that. But I walk down it none the less and check stuff out. It was not very exciting.

But one isle that was a tad exciting was the 'back to school' aisle. I loooooooooooooove stationery and here was a whole aisle, well practically a whole aisle of the stuff. It was fun to look at but, sigh, I didn't buy anything.

I had a quick look at the refrigerated aisles and thought that the juices looked pretty so quickly snapped a photo of them, then said to my husband. I am bored here, and I've seen enough. Are we finished yeeeeeeeeeet???? We weren't, so I started wandering up and down the chocolate aisle as I waited for him to finish filling the trolley.

I am not particularly impressed with the whole supermarket thing, and I noted that everyone else was in such a hurry and not particularly impressed with me as I wander aimlessly down the aisles stopping suddenly to look at something that has caught my eye or randomly moving from the left to the right side of the aisle making it hard to them to dart around me.

My husband said I was lucky not the have been run over by a trolley full of food. I have to agree with him on that one, they are all mental in the supermarket. Busy, busy, zoooom zooooooming around. Oh and one lady totally lost it with her poor little boy and told the whole supermarket that she was 'NOT IN THE MOOD FOR HIS NONSENSE TODAY, SO JUST TRY ME AND SEE WHERE IT GETS YOU, MATE'!. Yeah I think we all silently agreed it was probably not worth trying her patience today. The looks on everyone's faces as she screamed at her little boy, told me we were all on the same page over that one.