Nerdy New Love is Nerdy
Is it pathetic to say I’ve fallen in love with an iPhone app? Is it even more pathetic to say it’s a grocery list app?
I admit I bought Milk, Eggs, Vodka out of pity and curiosity. A collection of lost grocery lists heavily discounted to $5 would make an interesting coffee table book. What hastily discarded scraps of hilarity could he find in the cereal aisle? None. The answer is none. Do not buy this book.
I know I’m a weird grocery shopper. Most people loathe the entire ordeal. The lines neverending, the displays overwhelming and the staff clearly coping with their stress via extreme intoxication. You’ll go in for honey and come out with hummus and a little piece of your soul missing.
Sooo imagine agreeing to do this four times. In one day. For 11 items. With a giant grin on your face. If there’s an activity I love more than elbowing people that deserve it, it’s grocery shopping to discover new ingredients. The fact that my second love ties in so easily to the first is kismet.
Enter Hensoft’s Shopping List. It lets me embrace the compulsive ingredient hunter, the finicky pantry stocker, the unemployed cheapskate and….. oh right, the forgetful senior citizen in me.
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