"W. Lohman" > wrote in message
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> On 5/8/2015 11:49 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "W. Lohman" > wrote in message
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>>> On 5/7/2015 11:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "W. Lohman" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On 5/7/2015 10:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Chemo" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> Can't you shop at the store like regular people??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regular people use Amazon too. I just went to Costco and Winco
>>>>>> today.
>>>>>> The closest store to my house that sells produce is about 2 miles
>>>>>> away.
>>>>>> If I don't need something immediately and Amazon will deliver it for
>>>>>> free, then why not do that? I got the produce in less than 24 hours.
>>>>>> Much less. So it works for me! I also order some of my groceries
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> Walmart. I can't get all that I need online but if I place a $50
>>>>>> order,
>>>>>> it ships for free plus I get Swagbucks. I can get cat litter and cat
>>>>>> food this way. So why not? I just have to plan ahead with stuff
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> that.
>>>>>
>>>>> You made a consumer choice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like a sound one.
>>>>
>>>> Yes. I don't think I'm a total cheapskate, but I try to save money
>>>> when
>>>> I can. And staying out of the store does actually save me money. When
>>>> I am shopping online, it is much harder for me to pick up an impulse
>>>> item because I tend to only look for the items I want. In a brick and
>>>> mortar store, I pass by all sorts of things. Today at Costco, I picked
>>>> up a bag of some kind of Cheezits that are a cross between a cracker
>>>> and
>>>> a chip. Also picked up two bags of Teriyaki turkey jerky and another
>>>> of
>>>> their insulated bags. The bag is okay as there have been times when I
>>>> would have liked another one. But I totally did not need the other two
>>>> things.
>>>>
>>>> I fared much better at Winco. The only things that I picked up that
>>>> were not on my list were two cans of corn, a garlic cheese bread and a
>>>> few boxed rice mixes. However, Winco is the kind of place where I try
>>>> to keep an open mind. I never know what they might have or what might
>>>> be super cheap.
>>>
>>>
>>> And obviously, have a meal before shopping, don't let hunger drive
>>> purchasing.
>>
>> Not an issue for me as I am rarely ever hungry.
>
>
> Seriously?

Yep. That's the result of gastroparesis, aka slowed digestion due to
diabetes. Worsened still since I have had the flu.