How not to go shopping, a primer.
- Do not grab a cart if you only need two items. If you do, you suddenly have a place to put everything else you pass by.
- Do not start down the “Oh yeah, I need that too” list. This is a fast way to get a full cart.
- Do not get close to the “I’ve been meaning to get this for months” list. Usually, these are the costlier things.
So, that’s about how going to buy soda turned into buying my groceries for a while, buying new shoes, pants, and those speaker stands. I even missed a few things. But, overall, it was a trip I’d been putting off for a long while now.