My sons' new "grocery game"

[ponyfool]

At dinner last night, my wife wanted to bring up an "issue" about our boys (almost 13 and 10 years old). They immediately bowed their heads, and I'm thinking, "uh-oh".

My wife goes on to say that they learned a new "game" from a friend, and she wants to know my take on it. Apparently, the boys, at Costco or other grocery stores, take random items and put them in other people's carts. The object is to take the most outrageous item and sneak it into someone else's cart without their knowledge, then watch them as they go to the checkout line.

I immediately start to sorta chuckle, which I was apparently not supposed to do. Then, as the kids started to describe it more, including a policy that they never use perishables, I'm starting to get pissed that I didn't know about this as a kid too. When my son described how he took a box of Kotex and put it in a guy's cart only to watch him stammer at the cash register, "waa...that's not mine" I realized it may not be too late, I may still be able to join them!

Thoughts??

 

[jwilly]

Women, they just have no sense of humor.

I swear you just described a scene from my house!

JW

 

[Fairlaner]

Sounds like a blast to me. will try it next time i'm at the store.

R

 

[BikerGeek99]

Well, that explains how that box of Kotex got in my cart.

The little smartasses...

That's classic.

I'd like to see a package of hot dogs or a big steak in the cart of a militant vegan.

Or a box of condoms in a bull ****'s cart....

That'd be awesome...

 

[TCMike]

Sounds like something my 13 year old, and her posse would try.

 

[Toecutter]

:lol:

 

[Capt. Bob]

This is too good to pass up.

 

[thompsonian]

That is fantastic! We could do that an EOM only it would have to be an item stashed in someones saddlebag or tankbag.

 

[Fred W]

Seriously, what's the harm? Sounds like a good clean prank to me.

 

[twowheelnut]

For Pony: Brilliant!

For Mrs. Pony: Why, that's just terrible! I think the wee pranksters should do some community service... Send them down - I have windows that need cleaning. If they do a good job, I'll take them to Von's as a reward.

 

[Calimus]

My nephew (11) is a big fan of this game as was his mother (my sister) when she was younger. Somehow I think my sister is the one that tought him. However, no one is safe from my nephew, he's even done it to me. His favorite item is drop in the carts are the industrial strength laxatives.

 

[kulwen]

That is great.

Years ago I worked at Wal-Mart unloading trucks for a little extra cash. When we received condoms we would put them in the boxes for the departments we thought they should go. Such as, exercise equipment, grocery, automotive, but we would never sent them to the correct department. We really enjoyed the store meetings to listen to others complain they kept getting condoms in their shipment.

 

[cougar8000]

Thank you. I think my 6 yrs old is ready for this game. I can't wait to go shopping with him now.

 

[DE OPPRESSO LIBER]

OMFG! That's AWESOME! Ponyfool, let 'em run, "Boy's will be boys" mentality and shrug it off as harmless fun to the SO. Sounds hysterical, of course I haven't played the victim role yet B)

 

[Auburn]

If you have an alert check out clerk, they then ask for a price check over the PA system for the Kotex. :yahoo: Works good on young females too.

I worked in a grocery store when I was in high school. We did things like that or put bars of soap and deoderant in carts for someone with a BO problem.

Good clean fun.

 

[zip]

Laugh of the day, and even my wife enjoyed the story. Wish I'd known about this one when younger, too. Super.

 

[LDRydr]

I say let 'em be until they move up to sucking nitrous out of the whipped cream cans (not that I know anything about that....I swear I never inhaled).

 

[Geezer]

So, from now on at the Ponyfool house Pony does all the grocery shopping.

 

[mattster31]

That's hilarious !!!!!!!! :clapping:

My boys are 5 and 6, and I'm going to get them started on this one now. In 5 or 6 years they will be grocery cart ninjas h34r: h34r: