Store Launches 'Man Aisle' for Shopping-Challenged Dudes: Good Idea?

YAY!

I've never found dudes to be shopping challenged. The guys that came up with the idea for their store had some fun with it after they read that more men are shopping for their families than before. So, they're trying to increase sales to men. Although, men shopping for their families will no doubt need to be able to locate items *outside* of the man aisle as well as visit them too. It's a little novelty that will probably increase impulse buys. Of course, there's always the local 7-11.

GPS food finder on the shopping cart ...there you go. Women make things so hard.

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I never said that.

//o.0 ...I can't believe you never said that! And, I can't believe I waited this long to not read it. Men and their modifiers.

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My lips are sealed.

I can't believe I never said it either. I'm shocked and disappointed. I only needed 1 more point to win double entendreist of the year.

I am continuously shocked at all the things you never say. But if you said them, how could I enjoy not reading them? :)

Don't worry about how many points you have, it's the QUALITY that really matters. Trust me on that one.

I think you're just saying so to make me feel better. I'm pretty sure I still need the point.

I'm 3 minutes from having survived the great Mayan End of the World!!!

Who cares about points at a time like this, Briggsy. We'll be living on borrowed time shortly =) And, I have no intentions of paying it back!

You’re not supposed to come out and say you’re not paying it back. Think about how that might go over at a bank.

“May I help you?”

“Yes, I’d like $3 million please.”

“Certainly …if you could just fill out this loan application.”

“What do you mean, ‘loan’? Doesn’t that imply I’d be required to pay it back?”

“Well, yes, that’s how it’s done.”

“Look, the bank down the street isn’t requiring all this nonsense.”

“Really …which one?”

“The one at the corner.”

“Oh, you mean Wall Street Workers Credit Union. Yes, well, white-collar crime is SWEET!”


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Maybe I was wrong.

Well, what’s the point? We still have to go in, don’t we? And I don't see the tofu. Where's the tofu? Will I have to go to a different spot for that? What's wrong with these people?

The point is that as a man you should not be eating tofu. Can you not select what you need from the man aisle please and stop being such a trouble maker? How about some nice Tabasco sauce, hmm? Or, for you.... I would suggest that can of coffee on the upper left shelf named 'Chock Full a Nuts' :}

The directionally challenged might have trouble locating the man aisle to purchase Tapatio hot sauce and Doritos and may have to actually PASS the Tapatio hot sauce and Doritos to find them on the man aisle. A man could pass many 'man' items just looking for the man aisle. I wouldn't point that out to a man looking for the man aisle though.

I do not consider going to the grocery store, "shopping" I consider it "buying", and I use the mall the same way, I know what I want, I may struggle to find it, but once I do, I am outta there. The wine aisle has been known to make me linger, but merely because I am incredibly cheap when it comes to luxuries, and a 15 dollar bottle is not necessarily three times better than a 5 dollar variety, my task is to find palatable nectar at the lowest possible cost.

Tofu is a rare delicacy in my household, as are a myriad of other seemingly "good" items, the troops refuse to check the "excellent meal" box on the customer suggestion survey, and I have been slowly conditioned to serve only what they say are acceptable, such is the tyranny of the majority. I did expose them to many things during their lives, and I find they are now eating some of the foodstuffs they protested greatly, so there is some small satisfaction there.

But you do insist on a glass bottle ...right? (Say 'yes' even if that's not true.)

Are you saying that wine comes in plastic?

Do tell, Briggsy... is there a bottle of wine in your fridge right now? What is it? I'm curious =) I have a few bottles of beers that I bought perhaps a month ago (came in a six-pack from a convenience store) on someone else's suggestion as to what I might like. Not being much of a drinker though,... they're still there! Aha... I'll tell if you will :}

They sell it in boxes. Well, in fact, the boxes have a plastic gut, so yea. We’ve got a very decent Shiraz in there now (in a bottle). I don’t know the brand. There’s one in the cupboard I'm mildly fearful of: blueberry and cranberry from Oregon. Huh. I’m guessing it was a gift. It’s been in there for years and will be for many more. It may be blueberry cranberry vinegar by now. Maybe I'll try it with chips. HAHA

And what were these suggestions? If they're still in there a year from now, I'd suggest you use them as hair refreshment. They may as well make themselves useful. Of course, it might be a good idea to bring them up to room temperature first, unless you really need a wake-up.

I wouldn't buy wine in a plastic traveler. Starbucks sells a pre-brewed coffee in those. People buy them when they want to provide coffee for a small group of people. You can see the nozzle of the plastic bag that fits through the hole in the cardboard box; the box fits around the plastic bag. You brew the coffee and fill the plastic bag. People get hot cups, sugars, swizzle sticks, napkins, and usually some half and half with it.

But, that's portable coffee. I don't know why someone would need to service a group of people with a big plastic bag full of wine, lol.

Look (^) ...it's a box of crap coffee. That's way better than just a cup. Did you know there are better uses for a Trenta cup? Oh, I think you do.

A Trenta cup is an abomination. But yes, I know there are better uses for one. Like what? Yes, I do too know! Of course, I know!

Abomination? Must you be that unkind????

You be the judge. Look (v), it's WAY bigger than that car even!!!...

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Oh yea ...even that straw's an abomination.

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Who the heck is Mr. Albert Thompkinson, and where can I find him?

Sounds to me like both those Mr. Thomkinsons may have got the short end of the stick. But that old wives’ tale at the end there is complete rubbish …it’s the hands and feet that tell the tale. Trust me. Measure ...pffffffffTtTtTtT!

Disclosure :)

In my fridge is a single bottle of 'Bud Light Platinum' that I still haven't opened. It was suggested to me that I might like it, since I like Stella Artois. I keep meaning to try it, but I've got to find the right time in my schedule that also fits the right mood. Not an easy thing for a non-drinker type like myself, lol... Usually when I remember it's in there, it's NOT the right time, Aha.

Oh wow. I didn't notice before, but the bottle really IS a pretty blue. I think I'll keep it when I'm done :)

BUD? Really?

See federal Superfund comment below (v).

You can keep the bottle after the Superfunders have cleaned it and certified it as having no Bud particles left.

Superfund?

No, not 'Bud Really'... 'Bud Light Platinum' :) I do remember trying the stuff in the pretty blue bottle, and not being very impressed. I think beer must be like chocolate. If you're going to have some, you might as well have the good stuff. I have to check into this federal mystery...

Don't be fooled by shiny bottles ...it's ONLY the beer that counts.

Now Briggsy, that's a metaphor. Wait, does this have to do with Mr Albert Thomkinson? Is this (v) the Trenta you're talking about?

Interesting.

If the US Government’s blocked the image with a firewall, I suspect that well may be the very same trenta …jealousy takes all forms.

Fridge disclosure cont...

I also have a HUGE bottle of Heineken that I've still to try.

And of course, a Stella Artois :)

♥

Heineken is very decent. You should try that. Stay away from the Stella ...that's mine and it's been poisoned, obviously.

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I don't know what happened to the Heineken. It got lost in one of the moves. Honestly, I have no idea what happened to it. But, I've still got my original Stellas (-2 ?). I'll have to test out that poisoning claim tonight... December 21st.

Edit: Mayan Schmyan.

You’re bound to lose a few beers in a move. I suspect you did have somebody helping you, yes? International Beer Law #7: Beer present during a move belongs to the movers. This on top of any fee agreed to. There is no obligation for movers to disclose this. Ignorance of a law is no excuse for not following it. (Movers will know this.)

Fridge disclosure final...

Your "blueberry and cranberry from Oregon" sounds like my half full corked bottle of wine that was opened months ago and is sitting in my fridge now. It was made in Pahrump Nevada by Pahrump Valley Winery, 'Symphony 2011 California'. It was so sweet and light; a nice surprise... very easy to drink :) But by now IT may also be vinegar. Is it too old to drink? It is, right? But, I can't throw it out! It has sentimental value <333 What should I do with it? This is it (v)

A picture of this bottle was almost impossible to find.

Pahrump! HAHA

Yah! You must have heard of it before. There's even a Christmas...er, holiday song about it...


'Coooomme they tooold me, Parump, ump, ump, ump...♪
A newborn king to see, Parump, ump, ump ump...♫..
Our finest gifts we bring, Paaarump, ump, ump ump...
To lay beeFORE THE KING, PAAARUMP, UMP, UMp, Ump, ump...'

Oh, I see …Christmas Pahrump! Well, why didn’t you say so then? Perfectly reasonable and festive, even if one does spit it out. Of course (it being the holiday season), one would spit with a good measure of cheery panache.

In my cupboard:

• 1 bottle Oak Leaf Vineyards 'Chardonnay' (about 2 oz left)
• 1 bottle Oak Leaf Vineyards 'Cabernet Sauvignon' (about two thirds left)
• 1 bottle Fairbanks 'California Sherry' (about one-fourth left)
• 1 bottle Paul Masson 'California Marsala' (about full)
• 1 24 oz bottle Corona Extra 'Beer' (unopened still)
• 1 750 mL Gordon's 'Vodka' (little over half full)

ALL of them are many years old, some more than others. Most are for cooking that's not done anymore. The last two are more recent in years and are a bit symbolic. Well, they all are really.

I was going to say that I'll try the 'Symphony' if you'll try the "blueberry and cranberry from Oregon", but I just realized that that won't work now. Do you have anything else in your cupboard that's old? This could be interesting :}

See the comment about the federal Superfund site below (v). Don't go anywhere near any of those.

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Really ...two ounces??

Yes, of course! really :|

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