Personal Dork Assistant

Got a 10%-off coupon

Got a 10%-off coupon from 99 Ranch Market, and I was out of rice, so it was a good time for a big shopping trip. The place is an absolute madhouse on Saturdays, but I found a parking spot after a circle or two. There were staples like the rice and the fresh ramen noodles which is great in a broth. Whole chicken legs are cheap, freeze well, and easy to cook in a variety of ways. Restocked the pantry with a bottle of the good soy sauce and random canned things like bamboo shoots in chili oil and sardines in tomato-chili sauce. I don't know why grocery stores don't just give up selling other apple varieties and stick to selling Fujis, and I don't know why other stores sell smaller Fujis for twice the price of 99 Ranch. Okay, you need a tart apple like Granny Smith for cooking, but who the the hell bakes apple pie from scratch these days? Both Texas and California oranges were on sale, picked up a pomelo since it's a New Year thing, and grabbed a box of coconuts because I was on a roll. Put a few cans of Thai iced tea and grass jelly drinks in the cart on automatic. Rib-eyes for $3.59 a pount is good, and watching them whack the fish over the head with a mallet is better, but the best thing were the little sweet yogurt drinks that was on sale (with coupon) for 20 cents a six-pack. Yes, each bottle is barely more than a sip, and it's just milky sugar water, but you can't beat 30 bottles for a buck. Hey, I wasn't the only one who thought that, as the Mexican dude behind me had a whole case of the stuff.

No, I did not get a Swanson's All Day Breakfast, but thanks to the random 99 Ranch Market products and a sale at Ralphs, I now cover the constant variety of soft drinks. I'm down to my last ginger beer, though.