- It's 2:30 pm and I head off on my bike for a ride and do some grocery shopping before it starts to pour rain. I go to Super Best (the biggest grocery store near my home – if you can call it big).
- Head over to the bread section and pick up some hamburger buns. Now on to the meat section--What? No mince meat left? There’s some mince lamb? But no beef! Oh well, I guess they ran out on a Thursday afternoon at 2:30 pm? So then I think, okay chicken breasts. Guess what? No chicken breasts left. So I think turkey—yep, you guessed it,--No turkey left! All I could see were some wings, legs, and a whole chicken.
- I guess, I could head off to Super Brugson (another big one not too far away which usually has more meat). But the sky is getting black and it’s going to come down in buckets and I am on my bike so I head home very frustrated.
- So I get home and unpack my 120$ worth of groceries (which fits in my Knapsack – to give you and idea of the outrageous prices).
- I pop an aspirin because I have a headache (I always get headaches when I go grocery shopping here) and I call Andy and ask him to stop by at Aldis (a ½ super market that carries some products but not everything) to see if he can get some chicken or beef. He will most likely have no luck because he works later then most people and everything will be sold out by the time he gets there. So I will head out tomorrow, this time to super brugson on my quest to get my beef and chicken.
Weird, strange, unbelievable you are probably thinking???.
Yep, it sure is! But this is not new to me! I have had this happen to me time and time again: One day I was making a spinach cannelloni for a girl’s dinner night and I had to go to 7 stores on my bike to find ricotta cheese. When I want to make a pizza, there is no more pepperoni, sauce or even pizza dough left. My favourite 6% cheese is always sold out!
And the golden rule here is if you see something special, buy it now, as it will be gone and they might not have it again for a long time or ever!.
I could go on and on, but I am just too tired!
Grocery shopping here Totally Stresses me Out & Makes me Agro!
Have a Great Day! I am going to pour myself a nice drink now...lol
and take the good with the bad!
3 comments:
Oh Lisa.... I remember the days!! Netto running out of MILK!! How can a store run out of Milk? ONLY in Denmark!! And Coke I had to buy it when the had some otherwise it would be gone when you wanted it. I DEFINATELY don't miss shopping in Copenhagen. Sure miss you guys though!!!!!!!!! XX Sue
OMG ... I hate housekeeper's shopping and would get mad if things are so hard to get. It's almost unbelievable on this side of Europe anyway. I've heard of Scandinavian costs of living ... I think I'll stay in Belgium (lol).
Love,
Gilberte
Hi Girls, yes it is totally crazy. I tell you! Miss you and Tom so much Sue!
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