On 5/8/2015 7:19 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "W. Lohman" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/8/2015 11:49 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "W. Lohman" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 5/7/2015 11:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "W. Lohman" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On 5/7/2015 10:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Chemo" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>> 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.


Damn.

So very sorry to hear that and wondering what the answer is.