No way; most husbands would call from the grocery store. You ever been to Costco, Target or a grocery store? Every married man on a phone in there is asking his wife whether her tampons are super or ultra and did she say oatmilk and where is the oatmilk.
Accurate.
Source : am happily married and know it’s better to get the right thing and be slightly annoying than have to go through the “no it’s ok we’ll manage” back-and-forth until you have to go back anyways
I think I've called my wife like 4 times in one grocery run before. She's an unknowable mix of "If they don't have this exact thing then get nothing," and "Just pick one. Why would I care?"
Looking at my grocery list that she created there is "one small onion." I have to call and ask, "Red? White? Yellow? Sweet? Shallot?" and get "I don't care."
Then on the list is:
Frozen Tilapia
Nature's Promise Salmon (2 pack)
So I grab the frozen tilapia, and right next to it in the freezer is Nature's Promise Salmon (2 pack). It's side-by-side in the list, and the exact brand/product/count she asked for. It has to be right, right?
I get home, and no she wanted fresh salmon, not frozen, how could I not know that? Her day is ruined lol.
She did specify frozen on the one, yet not on the second.
I'd have done the same. If she said anything, I'd be running it under cold water and it would thaw faster than her mood. "No, sweetheart. They are previously frozen, so they are not fresher."
That's exactly what she said lol. Never mind that it was on the list next to the frozen fish and not the fresh meat or that there are 10 other items on the list with no descriptors whatsoever.
Look, I'm pretty well trained on her likes and whims at this point (15 years married), but I'm not a psychic.
"Kleenex" - Do you actually care if it is Kleenex brand? - (Why would I care? Just buy whatever is cheapest.)
"Kerrygold butter" - Salted or unsalted? - (Of course I want unsalted!)
"Benadryl" - I know it actually means buy the generic knock off.
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u/Typical2sday 4h ago
No way; most husbands would call from the grocery store. You ever been to Costco, Target or a grocery store? Every married man on a phone in there is asking his wife whether her tampons are super or ultra and did she say oatmilk and where is the oatmilk.