Nudity at the Grocery Store
"I was about to stroll through the door of my local Schnucks on Saturday afternoon to pick up a few groceries, when all of a sudden this nine-year-old kid comes bolting out the exit door with two Schnuck's employees in hot pursuit." Posted at 8:51 PM Central Time

World's Largest Shopping List Collection
Hey, that's a lot of lists! Kicks my butt... "Jansen has collected shopping lists for a number of years. He currently has over 3,000 different shopping lists. After collecting a large amount, he contemplated what could be done with them, and on January 10th, 1999, Jansen started emailing a shopping list randomly selected from the collection to a group of friends every Sunday... You may ask, 'Why collect shopping lists?', 'Why post them on the web?', The answer: I don't know. Maybe it will give you a psychological view into the life of your fellow human beings, so, have fun looking at the shopping list sample, brought to you from the largest collection of shopping lists in the world." Posted at 8:34 PM Central Time

Shopping list: wallpaper, lumber, a gallon of milk
"Home Depot Inc. on Monday confirmed a report in trade journal Oil Express that it's launching a pilot project in Nashville, Tenn., to test convenience stores in its parking lots." Posted at 8:09 AM Central Time

Surprising Expiration Dates
"Certain items in your house practically scream 'toss me' when their prime has passed. That mysterious extra white layer on the Cheddar? A sure sign it needs to be put out of its misery. Chunky milk? Down the drain it goes. But what about that jar of olives or Maraschino cherries that has resided in your refrigerator since before the birth of your kindergartner? Or the innumerable nonedibles lurking deep within your cabinets and closets: stockpiled shampoo and toothpaste, seldom-used silver polish? How do you know when their primes have passed? With help from experts and product manufacturers, Real Simple has compiled a guide to expiration dates." Posted at 8:02 AM Central Time

Shopping list leads to stardom
"Susan Bezuka may be TV's newest star. It started out as a regular Thursday morning for Bezuka of Conant Street. Armed with her mother-in-law, Alice Bezuka's, list, Sue Bezuka left the recuperating woman's Elliott Street home on June 9 and headed to Henry's Market in North Beverly to do her shopping. What Bezuka hadn't realized was that Cable TV's Food Network was filming at the market that day for a new TV segment called Feedback and they were looking for shoppers to interview... Customers who were interviewed had to be carrying a shopping list or, if not, they had to be able to tell a food joke. And, according to Keohane, about 20 or 25 folks were filmed that day." Posted at 7:26 AM Central Time

Put your kids on kitchen patrol to keep summer meals healthy
"As the summer begins, schedule a weekly grocery shopping day just for them. Help them create a health-charged grocery list ahead of time. If there's any chance you can get them to sit with you while you compare their list to the new food pyramid at mypyramid.gov, by all means, engage them at the computer. Be consistent with the day and time you shop so they know what to expect." Posted at 7:12 AM Central Time

High-tech shopping lists guide grocery shoppers
"Online grocery shopping makes it easy to get everything on your grocery list, but it's not likely to eliminate the grocery store outright.... Interactive devices remind customers of what they might need and provide specific personal promotions at the right time and place in the store."
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Purchasing pros offer consumers some tips
"Getting the best value is a constant struggle. Few people know all the markets for various goods and services they buy, or are skilled at negotiating prices and reaping the best deal. So we turned to experts for help, courtesy of the Institute of Supply Management, the primary industry association for purchasing managers." Posted at 8:25 AM Central Time

mc.clintock.com: First Floor
"I'm slowly building up a structured, visual record of everything in my house. You're welcome to browse around while I'm working -- check out the kitchen cabinets, dig through my collections, or head on down to the basement and see what you can find." (Thanks a.wholelottanothing.org!) Posted at 10:39 AM Central Time

Where to buy Canadian Foods in Hong Kong
Just in case you need it: Where to buy Canadian Food Products? A wide array of Canadian products have established their presence in Hong Kong. We have compiled this grocery checklist based on returned information from importers and distributors of Canadian food products; and store visits to ParkNShops, Oliver's, the Great Food Hall, and Gateway Superstore. Their store locations are provided in Annex A for reference. (Thanks Coudal Partners!) Posted at 7:10 AM Central Time

10 Packaging Tips That Will Make Consumers Buy Your Product
Insider info! "The customer is king/queen. We have all heard this mantra. It's up to you, the supplier, to prove it so. With these ten tips you will be a lot closer to proving that you are on top of industry trends and technologies for the packaging industry." Posted at 7:19 AM Central Time

Grocery Errand Trips Up Barmes
"Clint Barmes went out to the grocery store and came home with a spot on the disabled list. The Colorado rookie shortstop is expected to sit out at least three months after breaking his left collarbone while carrying groceries up the stairs in his apartment building after a game Sunday night. 'Obviously, accidents happen,' said Barmes, a shortstop who is leading National League rookies in most offensive categories. 'It's very unfortunate for this to happen the way it did.'" Posted at 7:54 AM Central Time

At your service
"In one day, Amy Miller may get the oil changed, water the plants, let the carpet cleaners in and pick up dinner.All this, and she still has her own life to worry about.Miller began At Your Service, a home-based errand business, in January. Her job is to make other people's lives easier by doing the things they sometimes don't have time for. Included in Miller's list of services are home waiting (for the cable company, carpet cleaners, etc), house- and pet-sitting, gathering information, delivery, household chores and projects." Posted at 7:51 AM Central Time

Hassle-free shopping for home needs
"Of the many items on a typical grocery list, household products are often considered the most boring, so boring they are given to the help to buy. The monotonous routine generally calls for grabbing familiar items off the rack and thinking nothing of them afterwards." Posted at 7:49 AM Central Time

Take a healthy bite out of summer
"School's out! And the kids' summer schedules are keeping you busier than ever. So whether you're packing lunchboxes for day camp or baskets for a family picnic, you want something easy to make, safe to transport and healthy for your kids. Sound impossible? Not if you follow advice from the American Heart Association." Posted at 8:07 AM Central Time

Dairy products: Selecting, storing and serving
MayoClinic.com: "A cup of milk to make muffins, a little sour cream for the avocado dip, and ricotta cheese in your lasagna. You probably don't realize how often you eat dairy products. Used alone or combined with other ingredients, dairy products -- such as milk, cheese and yogurt -- are both versatile and nutritious. Discover the benefits of dairy products and ways to select, store and serve them." Posted at 7:46 AM Central Time

'Shopping list' on Wikipedia
Hey! We're listed on Wikipedia, under the category Shopping List: "Collecting discarded shopping lists is a niche hobby." Posted at 10:18 PM Central Time

Roman shopping list deciphered
"UK researchers have deciphered a Roman soldier's shopping list using the latest virtual technology. The discovery is part of a project by Oxford University researchers to identify the markings on hundreds of Roman letters, contracts and other documents found in the 1970s by excavators at Hadrian's wall -- the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.The documents were originally written in wax on wooden tablets but after 2000 years, the wax has degraded and all that remains of many of the scripts are faint scratches in the pieces of wood." Posted at 10:16 PM Central Time