A Little Shopping Trip

Before Edgar and I moved, my sister and I went on shopping sprees in Houston. I stocked up on clothes and everyday personal items. When we pulled up to the check out in WalMart, the guy asked if we had a tax-exempt card, because the only explanation for the massive quantities of toilet paper, paper towels and other things is that we must have been a non profit providing goods for those less fortunate. Does a crappy exchange rate make us less fortunate? Just kidding...I just laughed and explained to him I was moving to another country and stocking up on things from home. He asked, "They don't have toilet paper in London?" HA! I loved that one.

Everything lasted for a good amount of time. The toilet paper alone lasted for about 8 months! I was really happy that Sainsbury's (my grocery store) had Charmin when I ran out. But I had a small panic attack when I went back for a second round and they no longer sold it....WHY??? So, now I am using some other brand that you've never heard of. It's not too bad, but it's not Charmin.

I am on my last bit of deodorant (yes, I bought a year and half supply of deodorant), so I stopped in the aisle today. Apparently they are really into spray deodorants around here. They were about 75% of the selection. The remainder was the roll on kind. I can't stand that because it feels so sticky. They had a measely 3 kinds of solid sticks. Of course, that's what I prefer. They had 2 choices from Sure, and one from Dove. So I grabbed one of the Sure's and will hope for the best. Maybe it will last me until Christmas and I can stock up again in Texas.