zrath

So there I was (about an hour ago) at the local Ralph's supermarket (part of Kroger ComHugeCo Industries),
bent on buying some Perrier(tm), and not much else. Honest! That's all I needed! I had a coupon!
You know that thing about how no battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy?
Yeah, it was a bit like that.
I walked into the Ralphs, grabbed a handbasket and made for the soft drinks aisle.
There was a tatooed and ponytailed man there, busy putting 12-packs of Pepsi Throwback (the awesome one
with real sugar in it, not High Fructose Corn Syrup) in his cart with a slightly manic look on his face.
"Oh cool," I thought, "they still have Throwback in stock".
The Manic Man looked up at me and said those 4 magic words: "THEY'RE ON SALE!"
( - Yes, "they're" counts as two words! Shaddup! :D - )
On sale? But how much of a sale? 5 for $10? WHAT?!?!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!
Next thing I knew, I had traded my handbasket for a shopping cart and I was grabbing the last 3 Throwbacks.
Problem was, this was a "must buy 5 to get the sale price" sale, so I needed 2 more Throwbacks.
Luckily, the stockist had just shown up, so I asked him where I could get more. I went to get more.
While waiting for him, I looked for my Perrier at discovered that it was also on sale: a buck a bottle.
Well, gee, gosh, darn, today was a good day to shop!
So I grabbed 6 bottles, which is how many I needed to take advantage of the coupon ($1.25 off on 6).
The stockist returned with a double arm-full of 12-packs (I don't know how he does it, I can only carry 5!).
I got my 2 and headed in the general direction of the cheese aisle.
"Jamais deux sans trois" goes the French proverb, roughly equivalent to "third time's the charm".
I held my breath, hoped against hope, and peered at the Tillamook display...

And there it was! After 4 months of absence, it was back in stock: Tillamook Sharp Cheddar!!!
They had kept their promise, they had said it would be back in July, and there it was! On July 1st!
It wasn't on sale, I didn't care, I had missed it sooooooooo much!!!

Hi, my name is Zrath and I have a cheese problem...
"Hi Zrath!!!"

So, I have enough Pepsi Throwbacks for about 3 months (unless I get company, HAR! Like that's gonna happen),
enough Perrier for a week, and my beloved Tillamook Sharp Cheddar is finally back.
At this particular moment, life does not suck.

Oh yeah, the 5 for $10 sale is good on everything Pepsi makes, by the way.

May the Fourth be with you! :D