tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post411985639670684788..comments2010-04-30T17:36:00.803+05:30The Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-63412404177556746852010-04-30T14:19:35.461+05:302010-04-30T14:19:35.461+05:30oh god..oh my god....you just described my grocery shopping...heheh why are men like this?<br /><br />My Hubs is just the same...the same questions and the same looks...Lazy Pineapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06549627033763568859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-81908648765122260582009-10-07T22:38:38.076+05:302009-10-07T22:38:38.076+05:30I completely, absolutely, totally identify with this....Amitava came back with swiss chocolates, a pair of tongs, and prill....when I sent him once....didn&#39;t bring any of the essential items from the list.Debanjanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15234338378307896729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-83050280618398332102009-10-05T12:40:08.813+05:302009-10-05T12:40:08.813+05:30@Rose: mole, let collectively think of how to get the non shoppers to shop :D<br /><br />@amit: hi there, thanks fortheuy dropping in :). That you say, you don;t wish something like this doesn;t happen to you itself tells it wont. :). Keep us posted what happens 6 years down the line!<br /><br />@rupa: oho, raag kore kichu hobe na. like i said..we need to strategise :)<br /><br />@phish phish: how do u manage? :D<br /><br />@Solilo: Hi solilo, so good to see u here :). Well, its good that both hate it. and the fact that husband helps, means much too! The issue is when the couples hold opposite opinions :, which is usually the case. You are just lucky and hence, happy :DThe Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-268926385168327702009-10-02T21:08:56.575+05:302009-10-02T21:08:56.575+05:30Ha..ha.. this made an interesting read. <br /><br />Can I confess? I hate grocery shopping and yes! I am a woman. So only way to escape is make a crisp list and finish off fast. Husband too helps. We rarely do grocery together. It is either him or I who pick things. Most easy things like Milk/egg are picked by him but you know the ingredients and stuff you need for special cooking..that I do. Still I hate it. In US, you have no other way so I do it. :D :Dmesoliloquyhttp://mesoliloquy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-67965493303255578882009-09-30T13:38:29.554+05:302009-09-30T13:38:29.554+05:30hahahahahaha...phish phishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10320729146256712352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-89573255579602298292009-09-28T05:42:10.096+05:302009-09-28T05:42:10.096+05:30hahaha.. I am laughing my head off ! <br />Your writing is hilarious ! <br /><br />Well, my hubby would rather get a poke in his eye with a needle than do grocery. Thus the whole onus of having eggs/bread/milk at home is on me ! <br /><br />I don&#39;t even want to get started .. Aparna.. Ki bolbo ? My blood is boiling...Rupzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052503028947278267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-84864649932804106222009-09-27T13:07:01.541+05:302009-09-27T13:07:01.541+05:30Hehe good read. War of sexes is always a fascinating read.<br /><br />However your last statement left me a bit worried. We are in you &quot;6years earlier&quot; phase now and i wish i do not face these conversations later.<br /><br />Off i run to the supermarket. I need to grow the interest before it get late thanks to my lazy sleepy mind!Amit Gawandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671769928821452385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-21807694184623572002009-09-26T01:49:53.726+05:302009-09-26T01:49:53.726+05:30*grin* <br />Who knew the grocery war of the sexes would be such fun to read! But yeah, it&#39;s the same for me and mine too. We&#39;re fine all the while in the mall...we enter the supermarket and the mysterious back pains begin...the sudden fierce sleepiness...the memory of 100 things to be done elsewhere....I think most men share the state you mentioned whilst in the supermarket... life is, but a beach.Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16642839472507848912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-72763057821364786172009-09-25T19:01:24.267+05:302009-09-25T19:01:24.267+05:30@lilmorethanmommy: i can imagine babe..these snippets can run into a book. i think we should compile a book with these snippets!!The Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-2554425867643553352009-09-25T18:58:28.365+05:302009-09-25T18:58:28.365+05:30@Ayn: know what..i think we should go on a strike! lets not talk about groceries and wach them live off fresh air and lowwwe!<br /><br />@indy: so tell us, you much more experienced...does this only get worse?? :(<br /><br />@Madmax: happy you stopped by! ben and Jerry&#39;s situations arise rather often in my household too...:D . thanks for stopping by :). can&#39;t wait for the guy perspective! bring it on!<br /><br />@IK: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why am I not surprised :). Raj spends and awful amount of time in front of the wine section..i should have mentioned that here!<br /><br />@M4: were&#39;nt u in the US then? Am sure it was fun. Bajaar is always fun! I just don&#39;t see why my better half gets put off by it!!The Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-79513439316155545322009-09-25T18:55:27.380+05:302009-09-25T18:55:27.380+05:30OMG...this was a hilarious one! I can actually add many more snippets to these that have B n I in it. Maza aa gaya!!:Dlilmorethanamommyhttp://lilmorethanamommy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-80367570408100496712009-09-24T15:48:47.289+05:302009-09-24T15:48:47.289+05:30Awww!<br /><br />For me, grocery shopping expeditions make up some of my strongest childhood memories. It was family bonding time. <br /><br />But after reading your piece, I wonder what baba really thought!Mamma mia! Me a mamma?http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136269509737254271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-76504808992990086122009-09-24T14:22:13.619+05:302009-09-24T14:22:13.619+05:30i may be wierd but i love this grocery shopping trips... i just cant wait to be dragged along... we have every thing earmarked with almost war like precision. she does super fast rounds picking all and sundry she requires, then spends the next 15 minutes dragging me out of the chocoate section... or if she cant find me there she runs to the magazine section and literally pulls me out before i box the counter guy for not showcasing the latest Debonair or their inability to distribute Playboy...oh i love these shopping trips............. Oooooooooh lalaindranilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259432457347669885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-15712431193158364662009-09-24T08:48:06.883+05:302009-09-24T08:48:06.883+05:30Brilliant !! Simply brilliant. I just could not help laughing my head off. And yet, could identify with each of the snippets. The one about the baked beans takes the cake. <br /><br />In our case, it inevitably happens with the ice creams (my wife is on a &#39;supposed&#39; diet and I am supposed to be her Guardian Angel to ensure she can resist temptation). It&#39;s a Catch22 situation. I get emotionally blackmailed if I stop her from eating Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s and I get yelled at if I let her indulge.<br /><br />Let me see if I can come up with the &#39;guy&#39;s perspective on grocery shopping&#39;.Madmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181241505538005820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-19342636409074033602009-09-24T08:13:38.081+05:302009-09-24T08:13:38.081+05:30Oh dear! Yes, I can imagine that 6 years ago what was romantic is now a chore to get through in a hurry! Don&#39;t worry, men are alwasy like this! Mine always frowns,&quot;milk(bread, salt yada yada) over already?&quot; What to do, such is life! :)Indyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09800985691534527496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-68637672428183772952009-09-24T04:27:09.320+05:302009-09-24T04:27:09.320+05:30Hell yes! And with K, these reactions are not restricted to just the groceries. I am given exactly 10mins in any shop/mall to decide what I want.. a single minute beyond that means - a slideshow of all those faces you described!! :(<br /><br />Happy puja :)Ayn Zoyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975343102720676774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-59923391387742777862009-09-23T19:41:40.424+05:302009-09-23T19:41:40.424+05:30Yep fromhyderabad .. Where else! I absolutely adore the hyderabadi Urdu.The Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-41964917555124989062009-09-23T19:35:04.047+05:302009-09-23T19:35:04.047+05:30Aree..i can give you my wife&#39;s phone number, but u wopuld be disappointed..because for groceries it is only me, for veg sometimes she accompanies me &amp; sometime she does it.<br /><br />And i know had i posted the same comment on some other blog, i would have been already hurled grenades!!!:):)<br /><br />BTW, you picked that Miannn from HYD correct :P?Mustafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324083920602690625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-65252415752954504632009-09-23T18:38:43.221+05:302009-09-23T18:38:43.221+05:30@orange: thanks for stopping by :). Glad i could make you laugh. This worlds a better place with laughter around :)...rings true for virtual spaces too! :)<br /><br />@IHM: :D thanks. If u know how to cope, you might wanna share a few tips to make husbands leap with excitement at the mention of groceries!The Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-33005911544609382892009-09-23T18:20:05.708+05:302009-09-23T18:20:05.708+05:30LOL!! ROFL!! This is so funny !! We have a similar scene at our place too :) So I am not he only one! <br /><br />This is brilliant :)indianhomemakerhttp://indianhomemaker.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-16372253655221665012009-09-23T16:28:00.051+05:302009-09-23T16:28:00.051+05:30haha! im new to ur blog and im loving it :D<br /><br />btw, i hate grocery shopping too :S<br />im gonna make my hubby do all that!oRange*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03239294667530000687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-40939306667688757852009-09-23T16:04:24.590+05:302009-09-23T16:04:24.590+05:30@starry eyed: :D. This is a universal phenomena. Trust me. lol to the Krishna promise :D :D<br /><br />@pleasantone: am glad i made u laaagh :). <br /><br />@Mustaf: Miyaan, you are treading on unsafe grounds. pray, what do ya mean by &#39; i don&#39;t understand why ladies...&quot; Why can&#39;t men make lists? I&#39;d like to know if this is part of any Holy scriptures or is this a govt policy? I tell my husband too, who cribs quite like you at times that, if u think u can do it better, whoever the hell stopped you?? he retreats at that. Your comment can get feminists to take out morchas on the streets and threaten to imprison you :D :D :D. so mustaf bhai, be careful. mmmm can I have your wife&#39;s email id?<br /><br />@As the meanders: Good to see u here. been seeing you meandering about the blogsphere. :). Funny this was and extremely upsetting too. How simple pleasure in life at one point in time become nightmarish in marriages. yep, you are better off happy :)The Ketchup Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05064255148939739911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-33106406101920992962009-09-23T14:57:01.399+05:302009-09-23T14:57:01.399+05:30Jesus you are funny... or are you... upset... :-(<br /><br />I love these posts... makes my resolve stronger... I shall remain happy for some more time :D<br /><br />Keep writing mate...As the Mind Meandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05289502626334651157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-31465362169144137752009-09-23T14:47:01.597+05:302009-09-23T14:47:01.597+05:30I don&#39;t understand why the ladies can&#39;t do some simple maths and estimate what all is needed for just one week so that we can do it on weekends. After my wife prepares the list, I ask her to check twice/thrice and still on Wednesday inevitably, I have to again go for the missed items.Sometime even i apply my intelligence, double the amount she mentioned and still it falls short!!! It is still good as long as it is limited to shopping only, but when it goes to &quot;just checking things out&quot;..i just leave everything on almighty.<br /><br />Hope my wife does not see this comment, nothing srs will happen, may be she will just make this mid week shopping a regular strict routine :)Mustafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06324083920602690625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11372925.post-52455889202978347132009-09-23T14:05:51.169+05:302009-09-23T14:05:51.169+05:30Babe ,i laffed my head off!!! (this said in total Indian accent) cool write-up keep them coming!!!!the pleasantonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02676915941973765514noreply@blogger.com