Growing up in the Kang household, Sundays were designated as grocery days for the week’s worth of meals. Dad took the family out food shopping, then the Oriental market and finally the Chinese bakery or the nearby Entemanns outlet to get a nice treat for us. A reward for our help with the chore. Through this process, I looked forward to a designated family time, I actually enjoyed the process of food shopping and understanding how to plan meals, and I developed an ingrained concept of what to look for in the fruits and vegetables at the store to ensure I get the ripest and freshest foods.
This concept is completely foreign to Greg. Greg stands firm by the idea that there is no need for us to share the chore of grocery shopping. He goes with me very begrudgingly. He is also okay with the idea of taking three trips during the week, buying one or two items each trip. And when I brought up that someday, I would hope that he and our family would embrace a weekly run, he looked at me as if had three eyes. Am I really alone on this concept?
Greg also can’t see the value of Costco, my favorite place on earth and Greg’s seventh ring of hell. He sees no use for Costco unless we are throwing a party and just can’t seem to understand why anyone would need 4 lbs. of shredded mozzerella. Cue Duke and Lauren last Monday. When we called them unexpectedly to see if they wanted to get together, they were in the middle of shopping TOGETHER at COSTCO. Support for my two favorite grocery arguments. All I need now, is a non-crowded Sunday (when the sample buffet is out), and I’ll be one step closer to getting Greg to love the Costco too.
i’m not a costco shopper, but I am a planner and once a week shopping. I prefer to plan the meals for a week and go once…if…if I need to run out, I will go out and get a single item, but prefer not to as each single run trip yields multiple bags of things I don’t need.
Planning will save lots of money. without a menu and a shopping list I will spend $100. With, i can save $20 or more.
Costco is a bit scary for me. Too many people…everytime i have been there…tons of people. And I don’t like freezing certain items, so they would probably go to waste. I could see it for certain staple ingredients and household items, but overall, I’ll stay away.
I’m not a costco person but I think that’s largely because of lifestyle. A single person living alone with no car in a 1 bedroom apt? not so much need for bulk. But for families? Sure, it makes total sense.
I tend to be a roughly once-a-week shopper, but now that I love so close to a good store I am enamored of the idea of just stopping in to get new produce several times a week. We’ll see how that develops.
COSTCO is quite possibly the greatest store on the planet. I detest going shopping, but I love the COSTCO.
Costco is an AWESOME place for meats and produce, I’ve discovered. And their party platters are awesome.
COSTCO is so crowded. There is just not enough room so you have to be quick. But when we shop, sometimes we aren’t. So, while Selena is contemplating whether she wants to buy the four pounds of bacon, I am typically with the cart trying to calm the four people behind me who want me to move already because they can’t get to their shopping done.
The other major issue I have with COSTCO, is that when Selena and I buy it bulk, we typically don’t put room to put the bulk items away in our condo, so they end up just stacked in their bulk boxes in the corner of the dining room instead of in the pantry where food products belong.
Sweet, so Duke for your bachelor party, we are just going to get all the guys together and go shopping at COSTCO. The debauchery we were planning would have been grand, but if you love COSTCO, then the agenda is set. Thanks buddy.
btw, I recently learned that one of my super-rich board members shops at Costco. He says that’s where the best chocolate-covered raisins are. ?!?
I love costco…and I HATE shopping alone. I need at least one other family member and I would much rather shop once a week (although I’m not terribly good at the planning meals thing just yet–working on it).
I can attest to that! I sometimes see those raisins in my sleep. They are heavenly. But you have to get like, 4 lbs. of them at a time.
You say four pounds of raisins like it is a bad thing?!?! They are an addiction. But they are the only chocolate we keep in the house because they are theoretically healthy. Unless you eat all four pounds in one sitting.
And Greg, you could absolutely have the bachelor’s party at Costco. They sell booze and food, have comfy furniture and very large tvs. Sounds like a bar to me.
So Charlie and I face the same battle. I could go to Costco a few times a month and be just fine whereas he would rather shave an ill-tempered muskrat.
Come on, how can you not love getting your organic milk and car batteries in the same place (and don’t even get me started on those gigantic muffins)!
The just slightly bigger than normal cupcakes…