Lost in Translation: My Cart vs. the Avocado Aficionado

We’ve all been there. That moment in the grocery store when you realize you’re in a silent standoff with a stranger over the last perfectly ripe avocado. My personal low point involved a rogue shopping cart (mine, unfortunately), a pyramid of precariously balanced oranges, and a very unimpressed older woman who I swear muttered something about “kids these days” under her breath.

It was an epiphany. Clearly, I needed to brush up on my grocery store etiquette. So, for the sake of world peace (and to avoid any more fruit-related incidents), I present to you the unspoken rules of navigating the grocery jungle:

Grocery Store Etiquette: Conquering the Produce Aisle

The produce aisle is a battlefield. It’s a place of intense scrutiny, whispered judgments about ripeness, and the occasional elbow thrown (not that I’d know anything about that…). Here’s how to survive:

• The “Ten-Second Rule” Doesn’t Apply Here: Please, I beg you, don’t squeeze the avocados like you’re checking for a pulse. We’ve all seen that person, and spoiler alert: it’s never a good look.



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