For a lot of people, grocery shopping is one of those chores you just gotta do. I've always had a problem about going in places like Kroger and Giant Eagle, they somehow seem to sap at my consciousness. Something about the environment just lulls me into a zombie-like stupor. Sometimes I'll end up staring into space and my girlfriend has to summon me back to reality. I bet I'm not the only one who feels this way about the tedious tasks of comparing eggs and picking out bananas. So it got me thinking: what could we do to make grocery shopping a more enjoyable, conscious experience? The answer struck like a flash of lightning: Extreme Grocery Shopping. Mix one part grocery shopping, one part extreme sports, and season with a generous helping of creativity.
So how do you put extremeness into buying your bread and butter? The only limit is your imagination. Here are some things I brainstormed up.
1. Race Against the Clock. Time yourself and try to beat your personal record. Not only will you have more fun, you'll save time and train yourself in time management and efficiency in general. If you're bold enough to actually dash up and down the aisles, you'll even get some exercise.
If you want to add an element of "danger" to the time trial, try doing your shopping as close to closing time as possible. If the cashier's still ringing you up when the doors lock, you fail. Picture yourself plummeting to your death. Fortunately you won't really die, and you can try again next time.
2. There Is No Shopping Cart (pronounced in the same "whoah" voice as "there is no spoon"). Do your shopping without a cart. You're allowed to use baskets, but it'll still be a big challenge to cram everything you need into them. Tip: You know the little bags meant for fruits and vegetables? You can put anything in them, and then you can tie the bags to the outside of your basket.
This challenge has an unexpected positive side effect. It'll force you to pay a lot more attention to what you buy, and you'll find yourself cutting it down to what you really need. No more spending money on junk you neither need nor want, because there's just not enough space!
3. The Ride. This one requires a partner in crime. Remember when you were a kid and your mom let you ride in the shopping cart? That's all there is to this one. Be a kid at heart again! You might get some strange looks, but those people are really just jealous because they always wanted to do it themselves.
For extra fun, take the shopping cart home with you and you have yourself a poor man's go-kart for the rest of the day. My girlfriend and I have had lots of fun pushing each other all around the neighborhood :)
Be creative and come up with your own methods of Extreme Grocery Shopping. The main thing is to do whatever it takes to turn a soul-draining experience into a fun, creative experience. See you at the checkout lines!!
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So how do you put extremeness into buying your bread and butter? The only limit is your imagination. Here are some things I brainstormed up.
1. Race Against the Clock. Time yourself and try to beat your personal record. Not only will you have more fun, you'll save time and train yourself in time management and efficiency in general. If you're bold enough to actually dash up and down the aisles, you'll even get some exercise.
If you want to add an element of "danger" to the time trial, try doing your shopping as close to closing time as possible. If the cashier's still ringing you up when the doors lock, you fail. Picture yourself plummeting to your death. Fortunately you won't really die, and you can try again next time.
2. There Is No Shopping Cart (pronounced in the same "whoah" voice as "there is no spoon"). Do your shopping without a cart. You're allowed to use baskets, but it'll still be a big challenge to cram everything you need into them. Tip: You know the little bags meant for fruits and vegetables? You can put anything in them, and then you can tie the bags to the outside of your basket.
This challenge has an unexpected positive side effect. It'll force you to pay a lot more attention to what you buy, and you'll find yourself cutting it down to what you really need. No more spending money on junk you neither need nor want, because there's just not enough space!
3. The Ride. This one requires a partner in crime. Remember when you were a kid and your mom let you ride in the shopping cart? That's all there is to this one. Be a kid at heart again! You might get some strange looks, but those people are really just jealous because they always wanted to do it themselves.
For extra fun, take the shopping cart home with you and you have yourself a poor man's go-kart for the rest of the day. My girlfriend and I have had lots of fun pushing each other all around the neighborhood :)
Be creative and come up with your own methods of Extreme Grocery Shopping. The main thing is to do whatever it takes to turn a soul-draining experience into a fun, creative experience. See you at the checkout lines!!
FURTHER READING
Become More Intelligent By Doing New Things
Lucid Dream Report, 08 May 2009
Sword-Neck
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2 comments:
Added benefit of using a basket instead of a cart, you'll get an upper body workout as the basket gets heavier.
You can also do curls with the basket while in line.
it is a crime to take the store's property (cart) out of their territory
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