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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago (7 children)

My buddy did this one time. Ended up stuffing a can of tuna into his pocket without thinking and then got arrested because they thought he robbed the convenience store and killed the clerk, but it was actually someone else just in a very similar car. Gotta be careful.

[–] hobbit@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like their lawyer was dead on balls accurate.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I guess, took him five tries to pass the bar.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Robbed the convenience store and killed the clerk..over a can of tuna?

I’m not sure I could call myself a good police officer at that point. I’m not sure I’d think I was cut out for the job of even defining ‘criminals’ at that point.

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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They should have like regret baskets midway through the store.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"Yes, could you please point me toward the baskets of shame?"

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[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Which is why you see empty carts at Home Depot in aisles. It isn't an accident.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If they had a dom on staff to slut shame us a bit when we get the regret basket, that would be amazing! 🤤

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Whatever floats your boat!

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Me going into costco: I just need a rotisserie chicken for dinner.

Ten minutes later: I guess I do need a 50 gallon drum of mayonnaise.

[–] AdamHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

This got me. 😆

[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 11 months ago

To dip the rotisserie chicken in. Obvs.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

What's special about Costco? Speaking as someone who's never been.

Bulk shopping, and the place is like a giant warehouse. I once made the mistake of picking up a few heavy things and hauling them around the store with me until I could check out. It was painful.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Just imagine a Walmart that you are not hoping no one sees you in.

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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Me: I don't need a cart

10 minutes later, dragging a basket full to the brim with my arm hanging out of its socket

[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I do this on purpose to prevent myself from buying to much. I KNOW I'll get more than I came for, lack of basket or cart puts an upper limit on how much

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

I explained this to me children and how carts are for the weak. My then 8 year old announced loudly when she was shopping with mommy right by the carts "mommy don't take a cart, those are for the weak".

Wife wasn't too thrilled about it and was even less thrilled when I laughed.

[–] gens@programming.dev 10 points 11 months ago

I come in. Need 3 things. Grab 2. Get a call to get 2 more things. Remember i need one more. Then stand in line with a tower in my hands.

[–] makuus@pawb.social 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I’ve done this at Costco myself a number of times.

“Ah, I just need a bag of coffee and a thing of multivitamins. … Oh, we could use some smoked salmon. And, another bottle of Malbec. Maybe some frozen waffles… Ooh, they’re selling Amish-built sheds!”

And, then, I’m either manhandling half the store to the register, or I’m putting the stuff aside somewhere—looking a bit like one of those careless people who can’t be bothered to put stuff back—and making the walk of shame to get a cart.

[–] ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Yea this happened to me at Costco when I forwent the cart and ended up deciding my dog needed a new bed. And then I decided I was to proud to grab one on the way out. I am such an idiot most of the time.

[–] jetsetdorito@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'm really annoyed my local grocer got rid of their baskets. They said it was a part of cutting costs.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 7 points 11 months ago

Were they using disposables?

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

And that's when you got rid of your local grocer?

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[–] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Idk who that man is beyond I've never seen him expressing any emotion other than social anxiety he's like the socially awkward version of the Terminator

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[–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I put everything in my backpack. If I can't put something in my backpack, then I don't buy it

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A lot of places where I live don't allow people to carry backpacks throughout the store due to theft

[–] AdamHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was going to say. I'm too paranoid to put things in the bags I bring in. Not up for the drama with an over zealous anybody and inching up the chances of getting shot.

[–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

and inching up the chances of getting shot.

Oh. Right. Certain part of certain America.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just wait until he discovers the store no longer provides bags….

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

For free. I have yet to encounter a retail store that won't sell you a bag of some kind.

[–] pubertthefat@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Not using a basket keeps me from buying a bunch of extra shit I probably don't need.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Costco doesn't even have baskets, at least the one I go to. So it's either carry by hand or a cart. So I carry by hand, which keeps me from overspending every trip because I can only carry like 4 or 5 things. I buy for myself only anyway so it's usually enough for the week.

[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Costco doesn't have hand baskets anywhere. The word basket in the image refers to the cart.

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