I’m going back to work tonight, the real world is approaching faster than I’d like, the Edinburgh high is over and I don’t want it to stop.
I have £20 left in the world, so today went to Sainsbury’s, good old Sainsbury’s to hope that the nectar beast will be kind on me with the last of my worldly wares.
I buy lots of fruit, I’m going night shifting and daylight will be a stranger. The problem here is the ambiguity of the fruit pricing. My budget is strict, I have no change in my pocket, £20 is it, no plastic backup and my nectar points have gone mouldy.
But Sainsbury’s pays for loyal customers not just with meaningless points but also with magic, for in the first aisle proper (fresh pasta and pizzas) there is a small reduced section, there are two big lasagne’s in there reduced from £3 to 20p each. The best before date was yesterday, I’m fairly sure this is properly illegal, that Sainsbury’s can’t sell out of date food, but for 40p I’m not moaning, they are now in the freezer.
I filled my basket and my inhead calculator was telling me I was bordering on the £18 mark. So I went to the till, no self checkout for me not when I have reduced gods, needs authorisation, safer to go to the experts.
I think I will try to use my rarely rendered arthimatical knowledge and add up all the prices (include ambiguous fruit) as they flash up on the till as well as packing them in bag. Unfortunately I got confused with adding rice pudding, a courgette and some Malties (the Sainsbury’s own Shreddies) and lose count almost immediately.
I then see 4p flash up, for mince, the minced meat that was £3.25 went through at 4p, more magic, this shop loves me. Fuck Tesco’s, their tills never go wrong.