Dear Kroger Marketing Department,
No mom wants to be "Moooo'd" at when they are buying chocolate milk. Or yogurt. Or anything, really. Whoever had the great idea that when the dairy case door opens, a loud "MOO" should be triggered should be fired immediately.
Seriously.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Economic relief
We don't give our kids an allowance. There are several reasons: they can't keep track of money, they don't really do anything to earn money (it doesn't even work as a bribe, we've tried), and anyway, I think that kids should help out around the house as part of a family - we buy them enough crap for free, I think they can carry their clothes to their dressers without getting a dollar.
They would just use the money to buy weird stuff anyway. I mean, I know all kids are suckers for commercials - but mine want things that normally wouldn't appeal to kid. Last night Noah asked me if he could have $29.95. What for? He wants to buy me a Christmas present he saw on TV...a genuine Barack Obama commemorative coin. It's gold plated. Now, this IS a big improvement from the last thing he wanted to buy me off the television - the Lipozene guaranteed-to-burn-all-your-body-fat pills - but... yeah. We have to parental block QVC and HSN - forget about violence and sex, my kids can't be trusted with the temptation of eight beautiful plates depicting the covered bridges of Amish country!
God forbid they had to buy their own food, they would eat at CiCi's Pizza every night. I get the appeal - "But Mom, it's UNLIMITED pizza!! ALL you can EAT!!" but the food is horrible. I can buy them 4 frozen Kroger pizzas for $2 and make some break-n-bake brownies and it is a gourmet meal compared to CiCi's. We have an AWESOME pizza buffet practically within walking distance of our house (like I'd know walkng distance. It's farther than the driveway, so that makes it driving distance). The difference is that DaVinci's doesn't have 153 crazy kids running around, bumping into your table, spilling their food on you, pushing you out of the way in line.... in fact, I would think that my kids would hate CiCi's because the whole time we're there I am giving them the "if you EVER act like that in public, we will never leave the house again until you move out" speech. Maybe the environment makes them feel superior to other heathen children, but all it does is put me in a bad mood. The day will come that some white-trash parent will kick my ass at CiCi's for telling their kid to shut up and sit down.
I bet they wouldn't be begging to go back after that.
They would just use the money to buy weird stuff anyway. I mean, I know all kids are suckers for commercials - but mine want things that normally wouldn't appeal to kid. Last night Noah asked me if he could have $29.95. What for? He wants to buy me a Christmas present he saw on TV...a genuine Barack Obama commemorative coin. It's gold plated. Now, this IS a big improvement from the last thing he wanted to buy me off the television - the Lipozene guaranteed-to-burn-all-your-body-fat pills - but... yeah. We have to parental block QVC and HSN - forget about violence and sex, my kids can't be trusted with the temptation of eight beautiful plates depicting the covered bridges of Amish country!
God forbid they had to buy their own food, they would eat at CiCi's Pizza every night. I get the appeal - "But Mom, it's UNLIMITED pizza!! ALL you can EAT!!" but the food is horrible. I can buy them 4 frozen Kroger pizzas for $2 and make some break-n-bake brownies and it is a gourmet meal compared to CiCi's. We have an AWESOME pizza buffet practically within walking distance of our house (like I'd know walkng distance. It's farther than the driveway, so that makes it driving distance). The difference is that DaVinci's doesn't have 153 crazy kids running around, bumping into your table, spilling their food on you, pushing you out of the way in line.... in fact, I would think that my kids would hate CiCi's because the whole time we're there I am giving them the "if you EVER act like that in public, we will never leave the house again until you move out" speech. Maybe the environment makes them feel superior to other heathen children, but all it does is put me in a bad mood. The day will come that some white-trash parent will kick my ass at CiCi's for telling their kid to shut up and sit down.
I bet they wouldn't be begging to go back after that.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
History is made!
What a great time to be an American! Our family is so excited for this new era in our country.
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