Yes, it's true. Art and I are chronic, dyed-in-the-wool, confirmed ditherers. As we left Sam's Club, I had to laugh at the process we went through to just buy a bag of coffee.
Entering store (seeing display of sale items):
Art: "Oh good. There's a sale on Lion's Coffee. Hmmm... But it's Vanilla Macadamia Nut. Do you like vanilla coffee?"
Me: "I don't know. Do you think there's that much of a vanilla flavor?"
Art: "No, let's not get that. It's only 10% Kona. It's not 100%"
At the coffee aisle:
Art: "Look at the assortment."
Kay: "Anything will do. How about this one?"
Art: "No let's not get French roast. It's a bit bitter."
Kay: "How about Folgers? Mom drinks Folgers."
Art: "No, absolutely not Folgers."
Kay: "Look there's Gevalia. I remember the commercials with the suave guy selling Gevalia coffee."
Art: "Nah..."
Kay: "Here's 100% Kona!"
Art: "Whoa! Look at the price!!! I don't think so."
Kay: "Here's Starbucks."
Art: "No, too strong. Then again, maybe it doesn't matter. The coffee is for you anyway and you add chocolate milk to make mocha."
Kay: "OK, but you drink coffee twice a week also.... black."
Art: "You're right."
Art and Kay: "Sigh....."
Art: "We'll just get this one."
And what did we end up with? Did you guess?
Yup! It's what we started with. We almost didn't get it after all because it was whole bean, but discovered that Sam's Club has a machine that grinds it for you. (Yes, we do own a grinder. We're just too lazy to use it.) Then the Sam's Club grinder wouldn't work until we discovered it wasn't plugged in.
When we got home mom asked, "What took you so long to buy coffee?"
Entering store (seeing display of sale items):
Art: "Oh good. There's a sale on Lion's Coffee. Hmmm... But it's Vanilla Macadamia Nut. Do you like vanilla coffee?"
Me: "I don't know. Do you think there's that much of a vanilla flavor?"
Art: "No, let's not get that. It's only 10% Kona. It's not 100%"
At the coffee aisle:
Art: "Look at the assortment."
Kay: "Anything will do. How about this one?"
Art: "No let's not get French roast. It's a bit bitter."
Kay: "How about Folgers? Mom drinks Folgers."
Art: "No, absolutely not Folgers."
Kay: "Look there's Gevalia. I remember the commercials with the suave guy selling Gevalia coffee."
Art: "Nah..."
Kay: "Here's 100% Kona!"
Art: "Whoa! Look at the price!!! I don't think so."
Kay: "Here's Starbucks."
Art: "No, too strong. Then again, maybe it doesn't matter. The coffee is for you anyway and you add chocolate milk to make mocha."
Kay: "OK, but you drink coffee twice a week also.... black."
Art: "You're right."
Art and Kay: "Sigh....."
Art: "We'll just get this one."
And what did we end up with? Did you guess?
Yup! It's what we started with. We almost didn't get it after all because it was whole bean, but discovered that Sam's Club has a machine that grinds it for you. (Yes, we do own a grinder. We're just too lazy to use it.) Then the Sam's Club grinder wouldn't work until we discovered it wasn't plugged in.
When we got home mom asked, "What took you so long to buy coffee?"
Man, you would hate being married to me, because I am decisive. Lol.
ReplyDeleteNow that is an on stage comedy routine. How I wish I was a little bird watching this. LOL
ReplyDeleteThinking people just can't stop thinking. :)
ReplyDeleteThat conversation would describe my hubby talking to himself, not about coffee, but maybe buying some screws at the hardware store. I'm pretty decisive, so it makes me crazy!
ReplyDeleteI cannot bear to dither in any food aisle. I go in, read the labels, glance at the prices and then grab and go! I also do not ask anyone's opinion.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Always try to arrange your cart and your bodies in such a way as to completely block the aisle while you dither. That is a fun exercise in driving other shoppers off to the wine aisle. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have a strong aversion to any flavored coffee. I like it without any sweetener in it, too. Your description made me smile, though, just picturing the two of you! :-)
ReplyDeleteTerry nor I like flavored coffees. Every so often someone will give us a flavored coffee which we give away.
DeleteLove this post, great that your Costco grinds coffee.
ReplyDeleteTerry buys the coffee, makes the coffee, and drinks most of the coffee. I have a cup or so, many times with chocolate soy milk,any day that I don't drink tea instead. Terry and I like Starbucks coffee so he buys whole bean there and has it ground. He also buys espresso grind for the espresso maker. We both enjoy a cup of espresso occasionally after dinner. And no, we have no trouble going to sleep.
ReplyDeletethats a beautiful bag the coffee comes in! So your Mom likes Folgers and you guys don't, thats interesting, I wonder why she likes it,,,the vanilla sounds lovely,
ReplyDeleteI am the coffee drinker. Gregg nor his two siblings like the taste of coffee. I have never seen Lion Coffee before. I love this conversation you and Art have.
ReplyDeleteYes, it did occasionally drive our kids nuts.
DeleteYou make me laugh. Anything for a lei, but you both will dither half an hour over coffee. Even if the Kona is expensive, do get that next time. :)
ReplyDeleteI shop with a ditherer. It's hell. The ditherer has to check every apple in the bin before she buys two. She never gets much better than i do and I would look at two or three. Enjoy your coffee.
ReplyDeleteFunny! I only have myself to dither with and I still take a long time making decisions!
ReplyDeleteLongs has the 2-lb. Lions coffee for only $8.99 (pre-ground I think)
ReplyDeleteI'll have to remember this the next time. :-) Thanks a bunch!
DeleteI don't think I ever noticed one of those at Sam's
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I was not shopping with you! I do not like dithering. I don't like flavored coffee either.
ReplyDeleteTom grinds beans every morning and makes a pot of coffee. We only make decaf. He drinks it in the morning, black. I have a cup with milk - cafe au lait- after lunch, with chocolate, and another cup with milk in the evening.
HAHAHAHA!! Funny!
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds familiar only I have a similar one mentally with my self. How funny you ended up with the first one. I've been known to let it ride around in my cart a while, then take it back to get another brand. Not smart but good exercise. So how did it taste? Oh yes, I have a coffee grinder also that is slowly becoming an artifact.
ReplyDeleteI order an Italian roast coffee from Amazon. David drinks it mostly as I am a tea drinker these days.
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