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fandomhigh2019-01-27 08:32 pm
throughaphase) wrote in fandomhigh2019-01-27 08:32 pm
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Adulting 101- Monday- 2nd period
Welcome back to the Danger Shop, where it looked a lot like a grocery store! Because it was a fake grocery store.
"It's entirely possible you guys have done some grocery shopping, and if so, good for you," Kitty said. "I know food delivery around here is insane, and you may or may not have had a chance to branch out and get your own stuff. I assume that's how food gets to the dorms? Anyway, welcome to the supermarket."
"It helps to have a list. Figure out what you need, and write it down so you can pick everything up and don't forget something you really needed. Stores also tend to have weekly sales, so you can check out the ads or apps and see what's available. There's a lot of choice out there. A lot of different brands, a lot of different sizes or flavors. So if you're not married to one particular kind, you have to go with what looks good. Stores will often have sales, which they mark on their labels, where you might get two for the price of one or a discount. There's also generics, which are like the store brands. They're cheaper and sometimes aren't as quality as name brands items, but it depends on your preference level and budget. Also be careful about sizes. Companies and stores try to upsell you. If you're getting something like, say, cereal, they might have a couple different sizes of boxes. Check the prices when they do that. It requires doing a little math, but a lot of the time if you're going for the large size of something, you might be able to get two boxes of the smaller size and get the same amount for less than you'd pay for the one. If you're shopping just for yourself, you're going to shop a little differently than you will if you have a significant other or a roommate."
"I'm telling you this because you're also getting a budget. You each get to spend fifty bucks to feed yourselves for a week, and you have five minutes to come up with a list of things to get. Think about things you might need, or what you need to make something you might want. Staples like produce and meat and dairy are around the edges of the store, other stuff is in the middle, and once you're done we'll see how you end up."
"It's entirely possible you guys have done some grocery shopping, and if so, good for you," Kitty said. "I know food delivery around here is insane, and you may or may not have had a chance to branch out and get your own stuff. I assume that's how food gets to the dorms? Anyway, welcome to the supermarket."
"It helps to have a list. Figure out what you need, and write it down so you can pick everything up and don't forget something you really needed. Stores also tend to have weekly sales, so you can check out the ads or apps and see what's available. There's a lot of choice out there. A lot of different brands, a lot of different sizes or flavors. So if you're not married to one particular kind, you have to go with what looks good. Stores will often have sales, which they mark on their labels, where you might get two for the price of one or a discount. There's also generics, which are like the store brands. They're cheaper and sometimes aren't as quality as name brands items, but it depends on your preference level and budget. Also be careful about sizes. Companies and stores try to upsell you. If you're getting something like, say, cereal, they might have a couple different sizes of boxes. Check the prices when they do that. It requires doing a little math, but a lot of the time if you're going for the large size of something, you might be able to get two boxes of the smaller size and get the same amount for less than you'd pay for the one. If you're shopping just for yourself, you're going to shop a little differently than you will if you have a significant other or a roommate."
"I'm telling you this because you're also getting a budget. You each get to spend fifty bucks to feed yourselves for a week, and you have five minutes to come up with a list of things to get. Think about things you might need, or what you need to make something you might want. Staples like produce and meat and dairy are around the edges of the store, other stuff is in the middle, and once you're done we'll see how you end up."
Sign In
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Make a list
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He did kind of fidget after he got 'milk' and 'eggs' onto the list.
... Ketchup?
Maybe just forty dollars' worth of instant ramen. And a bag of frozen veggies.
Re: Make a list
Bread. Peanut butter. Jelly. Eggs. Milk. Cereal. Canned soups. Frozen vegetables. Things that were easy to prepare and to store and could fill a belly fairly well. And she remembered non-food items, too, like soap and toothpaste, again, usually because Ingrid never did.
Go shopping
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Checkout
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She even splurged a little by picking up a box of name brand cereal instead of the giant cheaper bag of the knock-off stuff.
Just look at it her. Really making it in the world now!
Re: Checkout
Because he made good choices.
Talk to Kitty
OOC