So I go to Albertsons supermarket tonight to get some food because my apt is empty. I do the cliche single guy shopping. 4 instant pizzas, a case of mountain dew and a 6 pack of beer. I roll into the check out isle and throw my shit up on the conveyor.
So anyway the guy rings up my little stash and as I am signing my reciept this little bell goes off on the register. It appears that I have won a prize from a contest that I did not even know was running.
So I am excited right? I think I won a bunch of free pizzas or a couple cases of soda. Something I can use ya know? Who knows. I never win anything so I was stoked.
Ya know what I won? Keep in mind here that I am a 26 SWM who is NEVER home.
5 8lb turkeys or 5 8lb hams.
WTF am I going to do with 1 8 lb turkey or ham let alone 5?
So there I am a little underwhelmed and dissappointed that I didnt win some Lucky Charms or some more MD. This lady pulls in behind me with 6 kids and a cart that was obviously filled using pinched pennies. Lots of ramen noodles, and what not. It was obvious that the money wasn’t flowing fast and furious to the folks based on the clothes and food stuffs.
So I looked at the coupon I got and it doesn’t say anything about my name or not transferring it so I give the lady the 5 free meats. She was pretty happy about it. She tried to give me money for something I won for free if you can believe that. I figured “What the hell am I going to do with a turkey? I cant cook a turkey. If it takes more than 10 minutes to cook I aint cooking it.”
So at least that lady got a bunch of free meats for the kids or who ever. I still wish I would have won some light bulbs or a 24 pack of toliet paper, but hopefully they will enjoy turkey/ham sandwichs for the next year.
Its not very exciting I know, but it is not a story about war or elizabeth smart and I thought it was pretty funny none the less.
BTW, is an 8 lb meat a big one? OR is that one of the little ones? 5 8 lb turkey/hams sounds like alot of meat.
Good for you! It sounds like you did a very good deed.
An 8lb turkey is smallish, but it still adds up to 40lbs of meat. I hope the lady isn’t required by the terms of the contest to take them all home at once!
Dude…what I could do with 40 pounds of ham. Was it frozen?
I love to make beer cheese soup with ham. I am not quite as good with the been and ham soup or the split pea with ham soup, but that would sure give me an incentive to practice.
Furthermore, I have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes (no mayo, no butter, nothing except the HLT) every day for lunch.
I love ham…I love everything pork.
Anyway…it sounds like you did a very good thing. Congratulations.
Yep, that’s one of the big ones. (unfortunately I get in trouble everytime I try to give it to apparently needy women in the grocery store)
Seriously tho, you did good. Same kinda feeling I got when I cut off my //\etal hair and donated it to kids with cancer.
Stinkpalm
Wow!
How cool! Stinkpalm declared winner in a contest, “Win a date with Jinwicked”.
Be sure to tell us how the all expenses paid date with Jinwicked went, okay?
I’m kidding, okay?
Kidding!
Funny story. I’m kind of a Henry Higgins myself. I can relate.
Im glad she got there when she did because I was thinking about taking those turkeys out to my buddies farm and shooting them up with a shitgun or his rifle. I have a sword I would have done a little CHOP CHOP with too. Blowing one up with something explosive would have been fun too though.
Only took about 2.5 seconds from when I Realized I had a bunch of turkies before I though about blowing them up or shooting them. Typical guy I guess.
Those turkeys are in a better place now though…sniff sniff.
That is totally awesome Stinkpalm. You truly are a winner for giving that ham or turkey over to someone who may have needed more! Way to go man!
I was a winner once at a supermarket. It was so odd. I had been hearing on the radio that they were giving away microwaves every half hour and I needed food. So I tell my hubby I am going down and do some grocery shopping and try to win a microwave. He was like, “Yeah whatever, you won’t win”.
So I go in and start to shop and they announce the winner over the intercom and it wasn’t me. Oh well. I still had another chance before I would be done so I piddle in the store. I checkout and they announce the second name. Still not me. Oh well, better luck next time. I go outside and there is a guy coming out asking me if I am so, and so and I said yes. He said you won. The other person didn’t show up and you have to be present to claim the prize. Yeah!! I was so excited. I go in to retrieve my microwave and find out that I was entered into the final drawing for winning.
So I go home with the microwave and my hubby couldn’t believe it. Ironically the final drawing was to be held on his b-day, which also happens to be my brother’s b-day. We go back to the grocery store on his b-day. There were 11 other finalist. The grand prize consisted of a massaging recliner, Kenwood stereo, year supply of Mt. Dew, and a 5 day- 4 night stay of your choice somehwere. They called out my name. I won it all. I was jumping up and down like some nut on the Price Is Right. We had to make two trips to the store to retrieve our goods. We had over 30 cases of Mt. Dew to haul and a huge recliner. We vacationed at some golf resort in Destin Florida. It was great.
Here’s another grocery store story: Friday night I go to the store to stock up on junk food cause the wife is going out of town and I can eat all the bad stuff I want. The guy in front of me has his 3 year old daughter with him and a cart of TV dinner and microwave foods. He pays with a check, bags his food and then is stopped by the manager. He is told that his check number is too low and they will not accept it. He explains to the cashier, manager and everyone else listening that he and wife just split up, he has his daughter for the first time and just opened the checking account. His daughter is holding a bag of treats. They tell him to pay by another means, but he has none. Screw the grocery store and their policy. I took his check and paid the store for his groceries. I’m not looking for accolades, I just think giving someone a break is the right thing to do.
Good for you guys, random acts of kindness are great!
BTW, an 8lb ham for a family of seven (with 5 kids, barring any male teenagers) should be good for dinner, sandwiches the next day and a huge pot of soup.
Awww, this makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! In a world full of news about road rage and hate and discontent, it’s nice to hear about decent folks doing kind, unexpected things.
It’s nice to know that there are still people in this world that know it won’t kill them to help out other people. Stinkpalm and Linguini you two should feel good about yourselves.
Linguini, did the check bounce? Kidding…well done!
Not a super-market story, but a money lending story, nonetheless:
Was on a cruise with my gf and several other couples. We stopped in Cozumel, Mexico. We had exactly 8 hours to tour around, but no more. The ship will leave you behind. We all go to a small pub and begin eating and drinking. I stopped at an ATM and attempted to get money. It didn’t say whehter the currecny it dispensed was dollars or pesos. I withdrew 100…pesos. I had no idea how much this was, so I decided to pay for the rest of my stay by credit card. Fast forward about 7.5 hours. I remember that I promised a coworker that I would buy hiim a souvenier shot glass from Hard Rock Cafe:Cozumel. Turns out the Hard Rock Cafe is about 8-10 blocks from where we were. I’d better hurry. I leave my credit card with my gf to pay our tab and begin walking. About 7 blocks away I realize that my only $$ is the 100 pesos I got earlier. I hope that this will be enough as I don’t have time to go all the way back, get the card and get the shot glass before the ship departs.
I walk into the HRC gift shop and am glad to see another American couple. I politely ask, “Excuse me, I have an odd request. I promised a friend that I’d buy him a shot glass from HRC, my boat is leaving, and I only have 100 pesos. If the price of the shot glass goes a bit over, would you mind giving, not lending, me a couple bucks to cover it? Thanks!”. The man looks disgusted. “What do I look like a bank?! Hell no!”. Not yet defeated, I ask the attendant if 100 pesos is enough for a shot glass. She says plenty. I buy the shot glass and she gives me my change in American dollars. Exactly $2. I say to the attendant, “Thanks, but…why don’t you give the change to my friends over here.” gesturing to the man and his wife.
