Borrowed my moms car and made a huge shopping trip

@shaggin (71986)
United States
November 19, 2018 9:05pm CST
My mother told me I could borrow her car to go get groceries. I rarely ever borrow anything from anyone so I was nervous. She has a little Dodge Avenger. I’m used to my minivan so I wasn’t sure how much I would be able to fit but I managed to fit everything then just barely was able to fit it all in my chest freezer and refrigerator. I haven’t been able to find frozen spinach since September. Once school started back up I had to go shopping on the weekend when the stores are packed and shelves are bare. So today being a Monday there was spinach and I grabbed 10 bags. When I stopped for a minute as I was leaving wal-mart to check and make sure nothing was fallen off the bottom of the cart I apologized to the guy who had to go around me. He said it’s okay and told me I have a brake light out. I said “on my vehicle?” and then he explained it was because I stopped suddenly. I felt like such an airhead and told him how I was thinking to myself that I would have to tell my mom since it’s her car. I had assumed he saw me driving earlier and noticed the brake light. On the way home I stopped and filled her tank. It was on half before I put gas in. She told me it barely takes any gas and not to bother putting any in but it was nice of her to let me drive it so filling the tank was the least I could do. I spent $380 on everything and it should last us a month or more! I stocked up as much as I could so I wouldn’t have to go out again not knowing when I will have my van fixed. When I got home my son said it looked like a buffet. He was excited over me getting him grapes, egg nog and pepperoni pizza. My kids were arguing at dinner and since my daughter was mad at her brother she grabbed an extra slice of pizza and ate it. She didn’t eat it all and asked if I wanted the rest and said she only took it because she was mad. I told her that’s awful that kind of behavior leads to obesity. She stormed out of the room and said “What is wrong with you judging me?”. Teens ugh! Anyhow I got started on a little bit of Christmas presents as you can see in the photo. I also got my son a Fallout 76 poster and me 4 pair of sweatpants to lounge around the house these cold days. My mother’s birthday is coming up the first week of December so I bought her an air purifier and filter replacement for her combined birthday and Christmas present. She’s been having a really hard time with asthma and mentioned wanting to get one.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
10 bags of spinach! Just don’t tell Popeye. ;)
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@sol_cee it should last me a very long time
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Nov 18
Wow that was a lot of shopping to do.. It is very thoughtful of you to have bought her the air purifier. I am just wondering 'frozen spinach'.. we don't have them here, we get fresh spinach all year round and I have so much in my garden all the time.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@sofssu there is currently a few inches of snow on the ground so nothing could grow out there. I wish we could grow things like that here year round. Spinach is very healthy so it's good you grow it and eat it!
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
23 Nov 18
@sofssu that s a really nice way to look at things. I am sure there are many things here that we have that you guys don't as well. We have to import many things from other countries since it is so cold here much of the year to grow anything. A lot of people do have gardens when it is warm enough then they can it or freeze it to last as long as possible through the winter months.
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@sofssu (23662)
23 Nov 18
@shaggin I kind of never thought about it.. ..frozen spinach is unheard of in this part of the globe. It really makes me feel grateful for all i have.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
20 Nov 18
That’s great! Did you go to Aldi too? I recognize that brand of coffee.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@maezee yep I love Aldi's! I bought my boyfriend two flavors of coffee for his birthday in October. One was bourbon and the other was Bacon. I don't think he has used them yet as he isn't as big a coffee drink as I was. So these two new flavors I bought for my dad for Christmas.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@maezee yep bacon flavored coffee. I didn't try it but was curious if it would be good. It reminds me of Denny's a few years ago where everything was bacon... A bacon milkshake, bacon topped pancakes etc. Yuck!
@maezee (41988)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@shaggin wait a minute. Bacon coffee?! I love Aldi too!!
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@sallypup (60249)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Nov 18
That's great that you have a car to fall back on if you get in a bind.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
21 Nov 18
@sallypup absolutely! She lives across the street which makes it that much easier. However my sister's car broke down the same day mine did so between the three of us there is only one car. I usually won't even ask anyone for rides I will walk to town in the cold to get what I need. But she offered to let me borrow it and I figured it would be a good idea to stock up as much as I could in case I can't get out again for some time!
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@sallypup I just wish I lived closer to Walmart and Aldi's in times like this. A 35+ Mile drive for a stock up on groceries stinks. At least within a mile walk I can get things at a little grocery store if I have to. I cost per item is about $2 more then Walmart and Aldi's so I don't shop there unless I absolutely have to.
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@sallypup (60249)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Nov 18
@shaggin True sharing! I'm used to just one car but yeah, your situation would be tough though it sounds like your family is near enough to each other that things can be worked out.
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
3 Dec 18
I wouldve put gas in too. Its the right thing to do.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
3 Dec 18
@Courtlynn absolutely! She seems surprised by it so I assume my sister never does that when she borrows her vehicles.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
3 Dec 18
@Courtlynn she is 36 and a few years back my dad bought her a van and he pays the insurance. Her boyfriend now pays for the repairs like new tires etc but my father did before that
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@Courtlynn (67090)
• United States
3 Dec 18
@shaggin I would hope she would, but yeah doesn't sound it.
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
14 Dec 18
@shaggin That was nice of your mother to let you use her car and get as much as you could and I have that problem trying to fit things in my freezer too. That was nice of you to fill of the tank to thank her.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
14 Dec 18
@Hannihar yes it was so nice of her to let me borrow her car! I am so glad to have my own van fixed and driveable now.
@shaggin (71986)
• United States
17 Dec 18
@Hannihar I usually will not borrow anything as I am so worried something bad will happen and they will be upset.
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@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
16 Dec 18
@shaggin I am glad that your van is fixed now. I find I have to be extra careful if borrow something from someone but that does not mean that I like to be careful with my own things too.
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@Tina30219 (81698)
• Onaway, Michigan
20 Nov 18
That was nice of that your mom let you use her car to go shopping I am sure you are glad that it is done. We went for the first time since my boyfriend had his knee surgery on Saturday. I am sure you are hoping it does not take to long to get your van fixed.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@Tina30219 wow that would be a long time then since you have been out as well. Did you have a ton of things to get as well? The next time my boyfriend is over (probably tomorrow night) we will order the parts I need online and then the following weekend hopefully he will be able to work on it.
@Tina30219 (81698)
• Onaway, Michigan
23 Nov 18
@shaggin Yeah we had a lot . I hope it is all fixed for you soon.
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
20 Nov 18
That's a thoughtful gift for your mother. I hope it will help her with her asthma
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@Madshadi thank you I hope it gives her a little relief as well she has been having a very hard time!
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@LadyDuck (468974)
• Switzerland
20 Nov 18
It was a big shopping, but now you have a lot of stuff in your house. Those chocolates in the photo look good.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@LadyDuck yes I had a hard time finding places to put everything! My chest freezer is filled to the top. I hope the truffles are as good as they look. I won't know though since I am giving them as a gift.
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@LadyDuck (468974)
• Switzerland
23 Nov 18
@shaggin I am sure the truffles are good. I have not yet bought Christmas chocolates.
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@JudyEv (336739)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Nov 18
That was certainly a big shop. And what a thoughtful present for your Mum. I hope it helps her asthma.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@JudyEv I hope so too. I have one that runs in our living room which is the room where the smell of must from our cellar is the worst. Which reminds me I need to go down in my cellar and bail the water out that is in the old sump pump hole.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Nov 18
You are a good woman.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
21 Nov 18
@andriaperry thank you so much! That is such a sweet thing to say.
@thelme55 (76644)
• Germany
21 Nov 18
You were so busy. I hope you have told your mother about the car light. Take care.
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@thelme55 lol well I would have but the guy was just joking! He didn't really see my brake light out. He was just behind me in the store and when I stopped suddenly he could have run into me so he said my brake light was out.
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@thelme55 (76644)
• Germany
23 Nov 18
@shaggin I see. Thanks for the heads up.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Nov 18
One piece of pizza isn't going to lead to obesity . Id be mad too
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@thislittlepennyearns not one piece no but if she gets mad all the time and stuffs herself with food out of spite that isn't good eating habits and can lead to being overweight which isn't good for ones health.
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
20 Nov 18
Wow! She will really be happy that you bought her that
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@shaggin (71986)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@aureliah since she was saying she needed to get one this will cross that off her list
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