Wednesday 20 December 2006

Noodles and Grape Juice

I would love to take these two items, a bottle of red grape juice and a pot of microwaveable noddles to the checkout, and to demand that the two items only cost two pounds as advertised in this stunning offer. Microwaveable noodles?? Don't they only take two minutes in boiling water anyway? Ridiculous!!

Bras and Books

One of the more unusual random shopping items. Although this was not witnessed in a supermarket, it was in fact a good example fo the way people's minds work. So you need a bra.... what the heck, let's get two..... Then suddenly sidetracked by some suitable reading material, the bras are no longer required.... what the hell was the book they chose instead? The female eunuch perhaps? All joking aside, eighteen pounds for a nasty looking bra is expensive, even if it does have revolutionary technology!!

Tuesday 12 December 2006

Shirt in the freezer

This one was sent to me by a fellow "random shop watcher". It's a shirt, which for some reason was discarded amongst pizza bases, cheeses, and goodness knows what else.... They even went to the trouble of hanging the bloody thing up. Some people amaze me.

Discarded Basket

It takes a special shopper to completely discard their basket of items. I can only assume that they were whacked out of their gourd on flu medication at the time. They had obvisouly been eating a cheese and onion pasty from Greggs, as the empty bag was still in the basket, along with Tixylix, and Venos cough medicine.

Chocolate Coins and Razors

Since I have been observing random shopping, there does seem to be a bit of gravity involved in the razors sections of shops. This shopper abandoned their stocking filler of gold foil covered chocolate coins, and obviously went "all out" on their present for their uncle, with David Beckham's endorsed Gillette Fusion gift box.

Chocolate Oranges and Bean Bag Tray

Thinking of relaxing tonight with a TV dinner on your lap courtesy of this lovely bean bag tray? Think again - Terry's chocolate oranges at four for a fiver - It's too good to miss, and Auntie Margaret would much prefer to stuff herself silly with these orangey orbs!

Egg Mayonaise with Cress

The blog title for this entry would simply be too long to type in full. It's an egg mayonnaise sandwich pack (with cress on brown bread) and a pack of hair grips which have been tossed aside in the New Woman magazine section. Perhaps the parking meter was running out, or they couldn't be bothered to queue, but this is a clasasic example of compromised shelf life that surely deserves kudos?

Marmite and Jaffa Cakes

No special offers to contend with here..... Just a jar of Marmite.... Oh my God... Mini Jaffa Cakes.... They're not cakes, they're bloody biscuits..... Just ask the VAT man, he will know what I mean, even if you're too stupid to get it.

Lunch with Wine

Shall I have a glass of wine with my lunch? Maybe I should have a bottle? Wait, the Kumala Zenith Merlot Pinotage Shiraz in both white and red is on half price.... If I skip the food, I can have a bottle of each! Bollocks, I'm gonna take them all....

Chinese Chicken Wraps and Asparagus with Razors

Chinese chicken wraps on special reduction, and a nice bunch of asparagus, were both hastily discarded amongst the disposable Bics. I can only imagine our hirsute shopper needed a shave more than a hearty meal.

Tuna and Breakaway

I will never cease to be amazed at the discerning shopper's eye for a bargain.... away with the Tuna Crunch (wtf?) on special reduced offer, and a BOGOF (Buy One Get One Free) chocolate biscuit attack.... a much sweeter lunch!

Lightbulbs and Gravy

Full marks to this shopper for correctly choosing the more expensive, but ultimately more efficient energy saving lightbulbs. The thought of instant gravy was just too much to bear. Ahhhh Bisto!!

Potatoes on Bedding

Luxurious waffle weave cotton duvet set, and a bag of jacket potatoes.... Is this where the concept of potato waffles came from? Or the concept of a bed jacket.... I don't know, but whoever dropped this beggar, was quite tall.

Gingerbread on Ham

I've heard of "ham on rye" but I've never heard of "gingerbread on ham". A truly bizarre concoction that I can only shake my head in disbelief, at the shopper that thought this one up.

Hotpot, a Game, and Aunt Bessie's

I think I will have a beef hotpot and a game of Pro Evolution Soccer on my Playstation 2.... No, wait just a cotton picking minute, those Aunt Bessie yorkshire puddings look good..... Bollocks to football!!

Cucumber and Crackers

What could be nicer on a hot summer's day, than a few cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.... no wait.... I think I will have some Cream Crackers instead. Poor old cucumber.

Reindeer on Powder

Rarely do you get to see a reindeer on copious amounts of white powder. Well now you do! I knew there was a good reason for drinking all that reindeer piss, and now I know why! No little Johnny, you can't have a reindeer, let's have washing powder instead!

Tissues and Pepsi

Well, what could have happened here? Someone had the sniffles, and as soon as they saw the multi-pack Pepsi Max, they realised they just needed a drink instead.

Special Offer

Ok.... A tin of sweetcorn of the Green Giant variety, some chopped tomatoes, and some tinned fried onions - The person involved in this must have been in for a royal feast.... until they found the chocolate biscuits!!