Grocery trip without list turns to chaos
“‘You’ve never bought lima beans a day in your life,’ my husband will say after I arrive home from the store. That’s true, I will… Read More »Grocery trip without list turns to chaos
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Grocery shopping hints
“Purchase foods in a form that makes it easier to eat well. If you have little time for preparing foods, buy those that are ready-to-eat… Read More »Grocery shopping hints
The Eating Habits of Our Neighbors
Though grocery store receipts are a much more common find that grocery lists, they still provide a peek into the lives of others (which is… Read More »The Eating Habits of Our Neighbors
Interview with Grocery List Collector Bill Keaggy
Hey everyone! Marty over at Ephemera, a site about “exploring the world of old paper,” interviewed me about found grocery lists and my upcoming book,… Read More »Interview with Grocery List Collector Bill Keaggy
Our shopping trolley shame
“Does this scenario sound at all familiar? You go haring off to the supermarket because ‘there’s nothing to eat’. You pile your trolley satisfyingly high… Read More »Our shopping trolley shame
Museum of Foreign Grocery Products
“These products subtly (or not-so-subtly) illustrate the ways in which another culture is different from ours, even in basic behaviors such as food prep.”
Grocery Lists Don’t Guarantee Healthy Choices
“The grocery lists most people jot down before going to the store can create a mental loophole for impulse food. That’s because the act of… Read More »Grocery Lists Don’t Guarantee Healthy Choices
Make a list and check it twice to cut down on visits to store
“In this day and age of costly gasoline, consolidating errand trips can have a major impact on your wallet. My family lives in the boonies… Read More »Make a list and check it twice to cut down on visits to store
Grocery stores: Living hell or masochist’s heaven?
“Grocery shopping gives me agita. Right after I select a shopping cart I have to pop a handful of Tums. The worst is when you… Read More »Grocery stores: Living hell or masochist’s heaven?
Free books: It’s the March GLC giveaway!
FREE BOOKS! | It’s that time again. The first person to write in and request one of the books linked below gets it for free.… Read More »Free books: It’s the March GLC giveaway!
Switching web hosts…
I’m switching hosting for the GLC so some things may be a little wonky as everything changes over. Sorry for any issues that may make… Read More »Switching web hosts…
Why the hell not?
Hello friends of Dave Barry! Glad to have you, take a look around.
Memories of grocery stores are all that remain from years ago
“Everyone has to eat and it seems that most people have stories about where their food came from, especially stories from many years ago when… Read More »Memories of grocery stores are all that remain from years ago
Finders keepers, losers weepers?
The GLC got a very quick mention in the Boston Globe last week: “Finders keepers, losers weepers? Not any more — Web’s lost and found… Read More »Finders keepers, losers weepers?
Husband eats 50-year-old chicken
“A man celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by eating a 50-year-old tin of chicken. Les and Beryl Lailey, of Denton, Gtr Manchester, were given the… Read More »Husband eats 50-year-old chicken
Completely unrelated to grocery lists…
WANTED: THE WORLD’S COOLEST ROBOTS, PIRATES AND MONKEYS I’m working on a project and I need your suggestions for the coolest robots, pirates and monkeys… Read More »Completely unrelated to grocery lists…
Grocery Gamer
“I was going to wait and post about this until I was further along but changed my mind. I am so excited about this right… Read More »Grocery Gamer
February is Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
“Most grocery stores have seen it: a forlorn shopping cart miles away from the store, complemented by a shrinking supply of carts. Often, stores count… Read More »February is Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Test: Butter and margarine
“Margarine’s now a ‘spread’ and butter can come from the fridge soft enough to spread on your toast. But when you’re faced with so many… Read More »Test: Butter and margarine
On the Edibility of Very Old Food
“The oldest of all edible foods might be a 5,600-year-old ear of popcorn that archeologists dug up in New Mexico in 1947 (though it may… Read More »On the Edibility of Very Old Food