charly1979 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Just for fun What is the weirdest combination of goods that you have gone to the checkout with in your trolley/basket ? I only ask after leaving my favourite shop Tesco's and I thought about what I had just bought : 2 x packs of value printer paper 3 x bottles of bubble bath (all half price got to grab the deals and I like my baths) 1 x white sauce mix (so can not be bothered to make it from scratch tonight i normally do though) and some glazed doughnuts hidden from the kiddlings as they are MINE (bet their nose's will detect those within minutes of the kitchen) I know its not the weirdest combination but still very random dont you think ? So who can beat me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Not quite a shopping trolley, but once I went to Dorking for some steak & came home with a rabbit & a hutch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I know what you mean. Yesterday I bought: A Tupperware container (friend had given us mince pies In one and I accidently used it to tidy up shampoos in the bathroom cabinet) ! A packet of A4 envelopes A get well card for my poorly sister A packet of reduced kitten toys Have to confess that hubby was doing proper shopping on his way home from work so I felt a bit guilty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I can't think of any off the top of my head now, but I do get shopping trolley envoy, especially when it's all on the conveyer belt, and the person in front has lots of lovely things in small packets and a delicious looking bottle of wine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I quite often go through the supermarket checkout with lots of veggie products in my basket (quorn, tofu, soya milk etc) and then several packs of liver and kidneys from the condemned food counter for the dog. Must look a bit peculiar! I also like looking at other people's baskets and wondering what they are planning to make with the contents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly1979 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Not quite a shopping trolley, but once I went to Dorking for some steak & came home with a rabbit & a hutch! Thats making me chuckle in May 2011 I 'accidentally' bought two pet rats (Daisy Rose and Sowflake) for my kids OH was in the states when we told him and even at that distance I could tell he was NOT amused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Oh my friend and I often play the 'what are YOU making for dinner?' game. I can't remember the oddest combination but it was probably something like lightbulbs and gin - it's usually when you've gone in for something specific and then spotted a bargain. I saw a guy just before Christmas with 16 large cartons of double cream. I can't imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I once bought a large pack of toilet rolls at the same time I needed to buy baked beans, and they also had reduced cabbages so I bought 6 for the hens..... That turned a few heads at the basket till Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ooooooooooooo - I could write a whole essay on this subject One of my favourites was a young guy who bought roses,champagne & condoms on Valentines night - nothing else A chap once bough a single grape & a single Apricot (I didn't charge him for the grape) A lady just a month or so ago spent £160 on JUST sweeties. Nothing else,just Haribo type jelly sweeties. I LOVE looking at what people have bought & working out what they are going to be cooking,then having a little chat about it. I can't think of any weird or random combos at the moment,but will report back.......there are usually several per shift. People generally try to justify it with the old 'I only came in for a loaf' line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 What a brilliant topic I can't remember any of my own strange combo's, but did see a colleague in the local Tesco with two bottles of spirits and about 20 tins of premium cat food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I use the cheapest British sherry for cooking.....OH likes decent red wine so the sherry is just about the only thing that he's embarrassed to have in the trolley. Once, when the only thing I needed was the bottle of sherry he hid it under a large box of tampons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I use the cheapest British sherry for cooking.....OH likes decent red wine so the sherry is just about the only thing that he's embarrassed to have in the trolley. Once, when the only thing I needed was the bottle of sherry he hid it under a large box of tampons! Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 6 bags of spring green 2 packets of baby wipes rubber gloves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 People generally try to justify it with the old 'I only came in for a loaf' line I have been know to use that line once or twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Way back in 1986 when YD was 5 yrs. OH took her out for a morning paper and a tube of smarties. They came home with a new engine for the train set and a new blue bike for YD . I arranged for the paper to be delivered and banned OH from taking YD shopping alone together for many many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly1979 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Angie If I send OH shopping he takes a list however if theres an offer heaven help us because he cant resist even if its something we dont particularly use, however he is now being more careful as some of these 'offers arent that great' Cinnamon Guess what I only went in to get the roniting paper whoops ! problem is in our store that paper is at the end from the doors .... I think I will begoing back tomorrow just for potatoes Olly just wondering what I am making then with my contents ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 heh - when I used to smoke I learned I was known at the local co-op as "the lady why buys cigarettes and organic milk" - they all found this combo very strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We were behind a Chinese guy who just had a trolley full of bananas and kinder buenos once. We have done alcohol and loo paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 6 bags of spring green2 packets of baby wipes rubber gloves was that for your night with David Hayes? There's my yearly pilgrimage to Aldi to stock up on a trolley-load of sugar, gin and vodka to make the autumnal hedgerow spirits with... odd because I don't drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 A while ago in Tesco. The woman in front of me bought 32 round lettuces. Nothiing else...not discounted either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I bet she has chickens A bloke in my work buys the entire crate of carrots that are on the shelf every week or so. He trawls them over & we have to pile them into carrier bags so they can be weighed. He has horses,although I do tease him that his rabbits must be very well fed You can buy sacks of 'horse carrots' from the yard down the way,but methinks he probably lets all & sundry know that his horses eat Waitrose carrots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I am intrigued, how much does the average crate of carrots cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinning Top Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I once had to buy the supplies for a women's health study, which involved internal scans and therefore required 'protection' on the probe for hygiene reasons (I'm keeping this as clean as I can...). Getting to the checkout with quite a few bulk packs of condoms and several tubes of KY jelly, the cashier asked if I wanted to put them on my Clubcard..... I declined and paid cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 they didn't ask if you were going away for the weekend then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
