grocery shopping tip

when you go grocery shopping, don't take the item closest to you.  i always grab the 2nd or 3rd item behind the front item.  imagine this:  Miss Shopper goes to buy some yogurt and when she gets up front to pay, she realizes she's forgotten her check book.  whoops, she can't buy her groceries.  so the checker has to call someone to restock the yogurt.  but what if the shelf stocker is on lunch, or making out with a coworker, or taking a huge dump.  potentially, that yogurt could be sitting up at the cashiers for who knows how long.  and when the stocker does eventually put the yogurt back on the shelf, he's going to put it at the very front!    another reason for picking groceries in the back is that typically they have a longer expiration date.    for things like sour cream or some brands of peanut butter, i open the lid to make sure the inner seal isn't broken.