I dont shop like other people. Youll often see me in the supermarket, down on my hands and knees, rummaging at the back of shelves for the latest sell-by date I can find on fresh goods, or that last value-range tin of beans. Or closely examining bags of bananas for the one with eight or nine in, rather than the stated minimum six. I scrutinise shelf edge labels to calculate the cost per 100g of everything, stoutly ignoring offers at the ends of aisles. I shop loosely, a carb here, a green veg there, paraphrasing Coco Chanel in my head: Before you leave the aisles, check your basket and take one thing out. But it starts way before that point … - via Guardian Life & style
Posted on: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 09:00:00 +0000