It really pisses me off when:
- I have to go back to a store to return an item that was appeared to be sealed, but wasn’t. I have had to do this with a multi-pack of milk (one of the inside cartons was leaky) and a package of lunch meat. I can’t tell you how often this seems to happen to me, and now that I have an infant I don’t have the time to inspect every item I purchase. And, when it leaks all over my car or refrigerator, I get really, REALLY pissed.
- I have to return printed pictures that are defective.
- I have to go back to have Haven’s passport picture retaken. They took the picture with Matt’s arm in the background and according to the FAQ‘s online:
Can a parent or guardian appear in the photo of a minor child?
No, the minor child must be the only subject in the photo. Nothing used to support the minor child, whether by mechanical or human means, should be in the camera’s frame.
The last thing I am going to do is send off passport paperwork with a picture they might reject. The stupid lady made a “stool” for Haven with a box…that was four flippin feet off the concrete floor. When I inquired about Matt’s arm being in the picture, she said she was going to crop it.
- I purchase something that is expired. Or, just about to expire.
- I inadvertently purchase the wrong thing.
- I get home from shopping, only to realize that I forgot to get the one thing I went to that store in the first place. I rarely go anywhere without a list, these days.
- I get home from shopping, only to realize an item I purchase didn’t make it home with me.
In the past month or so, ALL of these things have happened to me. Am I on Candid Camera? For those of you who are shoppers, and shop way more than I do, how do you cope when this happens? How do you continue enjoying shopping when it just seems like more hassle than it’s worth?
I’m thinking about starting a support group and/or seeking therapy.
Hi Laura! Saw this on facebook. I so feel your pain. Especially on the expired products thing. I check very carefully now after having to use up a dozen eggs in one day. I was trying to buy Cool Whip (which is kind of yucky anyway) last week and the expiration date on all of them was November 15, 2008! Gross.
I’m so glad I am not alone in this. I think you can use eggs something like two weeks past the expiration date, but I think Cool Whip over six months old goes in the garbage!