On 25 Apr 2007 19:30:02 -0500, "Bob Terwilliger"
> connected the dots and wrote:

~I make up my list on the computer, updating it as I run out of things
and
~also adding ingredients for dishes I intend to cook in the near
future. If I
~think of it, I also order the list so that it represents a simple
path
~through the store. (Unfortunately, the store where I usually shop
just did a
~massive rearrangement, and now I have to learn the new layout.)
~
~Bob
~
That's intentional, you know. The longer they can keep you in the
store, the more likely you are to find things you didn't know you
needed.

If they'd put the baking supplies on the outer edge of the store, I'd
never buy anything but what's on my list!

maxine in ri