Fruit & Veg is Hypnotic!
I know I’m not the only person who walks into Fruit & Veg with the intention of getting apples and bananas and get to the till with a basket packed with stuff you never even knew existed.
My friends and colleagues have told similar stories of the Fruit & Veg effect.
So it was with me again this morning.
I’m currently on leave and trying to eat healthy to stay in shape for the Two Oceans 21km next week.
Off I went to my local Fruit & Veg store, just over the road from my home.
Last time I took plastic carrier bags, but when I got to the counter felt very environmentally unfriendly, so took my canvas bag with, this time.
Actually, just walking into Fruit & Veg makes me feel healthier and more green. Makes me want to switch off more lights at home.
My intention was to take a list and only buy what was on that list.
I forgot the list.
Apples and bananas turned into spinach, mixed nuts and of all things, Chinese giant peanuts.
Avocados were 3 for R10 so I had to get my favourite fruit.
Pineapples were 3 for the price of two, but I walked past that one. Cucumbers were also 3 for R10 I think, but I walked past that one too.
When I got to the counter I had again spent much more than I had planned, and I don’t know how it happened!
Had I not walked straight to the till, I might still be there buying who knows what.
That Fruit & Veg store sure knows how to draw us in and keep us there.
Perhaps it’s the natural food that makes us feel good? Whatever it is, I’m not going without my list again.
I forgot half the things I needed, again.
