I usually realize this when I'm searching for a check out line to pay for no more items than I could carry in my hand. It is at this moment that the neurons in my brain instantly trigger my cerebral memory capacitator. What follows next is my mouth opening to say- (as if I had someone to say this to) "Oh c'mon! This is bullshit!" Unfortunately, I'm stuck saying this to myself while I still try to search out a line that looks as if it might have less than an 8-minute wait.Wal-mart is partly to blame for this by not having baskets (the one I go to) they give you no other option than a cart, or like myself - your hands. My guess is that most people who over-buy do so based on the assumption that their saving by way of Wal-mart's reduced prices. In actuality most of these people don't save a dime. They end up buying an excess amount of items that they DON'T NEED due to many items being cheaper when bought in an absurd amount.
Take a close look at the type of muck some of these people tote around in their carts. I've witnessed people double up R. Kelly style on bags of Cheetos that could last a whole month alongside super packs of Tang, a life size toy for the kid to play with, and a spicy cajun rotisserie chicken from underneath the hot lamps up front where there is no other food present. Wal-mart has helped usher in an era where people no longer know about, nor care to find independently owned stores where they can purchase similar (often better) goods. What's left in the wake are communities that have carbon copy retail centers offering you the same trash under the illusion that if you buy now you'll save later.
NEWS FLASH: Research suggest that loading your shopping cart with garbage while at Wal-mart can be highly addictive as well as annoying to customers waiting behind you.
