A friend recently asked us to do some minor/quick grocery shopping for them. No big deal, it's one of those things friends do for each other.
The list texted to us was relatively painless, but the message lacked appropriate punctuation and spacing (as text messages tend to do)
One item confused us, requiring multiple text responses and phone calls (all unanswered at the time of the shopping). I was wondering how the Pit would respond/interpret this particular shopping request:
The item in question:
One loaf of bread, no wheat.
Our thoughts, as we stood in the bread and bakery aisle:
After many minutes of pondering, we made a choice and hit the check-out line. In the car on the way to delivery the groceries, we got a call -- "oh, just buy [this brand]", which would have been much more helpful 30 minutes earlier. And while we didn't get the desired bread, at least the one we selected met the desired criteria
What would YOU have put in your shopping basket with this particular request?
The list texted to us was relatively painless, but the message lacked appropriate punctuation and spacing (as text messages tend to do)
One item confused us, requiring multiple text responses and phone calls (all unanswered at the time of the shopping). I was wondering how the Pit would respond/interpret this particular shopping request:
The item in question:
One loaf of bread, no wheat.
Our thoughts, as we stood in the bread and bakery aisle:
- do they mean they want white bread? multi-grain? sourdough? anything but "wheat bread"?
- All breads pretty much are made with wheat. Are they trying to go wheat-free due to allergy or other health reasons?
After many minutes of pondering, we made a choice and hit the check-out line. In the car on the way to delivery the groceries, we got a call -- "oh, just buy [this brand]", which would have been much more helpful 30 minutes earlier. And while we didn't get the desired bread, at least the one we selected met the desired criteria
What would YOU have put in your shopping basket with this particular request?
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