A Bit Of Levity: Pineapple Courtship In Spanish Supermarkets?
Travel Story--Stark Contrast to Our German Supermarket Post Of 2 Weeks Ago. Supermarkets Are Becoming Something More Than Just Where We Buy Food. Could Happiness Make A Comeback?
This feels like a story I could corner. All I have to do is go to any Mercadona between 7 and 8 pm. I hope it’s true. It feels to me like the beginning of a generational protest and liberation from dark-app “dating” culture.
I’d heard of this before, seen some posts in recent weeks, but this morning Pélerine sent me this particular video, which is the best and clearest one I’ve seen.
If it spreads to the US, to Trader Joe’s, food brands will be vying to be the product in the cart.
Meanwhile, I love the non commercial potential of: Pineapples, Lentils and Lettuce.
Link here.
So there I was, all those years ago, rounding the end of aisle 7 on my way to aisle 8. I knew, technically, that I wasn't supposed to open the jar of Jif before checking out at the register. But I had every intention of paying, so I thought: no harm, no foul. And this woman, who evidently had the odd habit of proceeding up and down the aisles in descending order, was also prematurely savoring a Hershey's Giant Bar as she approached the end of aisle 8. Wheel of Fortune was on at 7, so I was in a bit of a hurry, and as it turned out, she was motivated by a similar sense of haste. The actual collision occurred where Little Debbie snack cakes were on a buy 2 get 1 free special.
I was momentarily stunned by the impact. But as I regathered my wits, I noticed bits of Hershey in my Jif. I felt a swirl of emotions ranging from annoyance to human concern, but I did point out to her that I had chocolate in my peanut butter. She remarked in kind that she had peanut butter on her chocolate. We soon realized that these were two great tastes that went great together.
Today, our three children born of that happy accident are named Reese, Jif and Coco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7oD_oX-Gio
Hip Pocrates sez: Let food be your love medicine !