I live in New England. Let me explain what this means.
It means, when I go into a store, I don't expect anyone to offer to help me, let alone go out of their way to talk to me. And that's fine.
It also means, when I walk into some place I've never been, I can be assured that no one there cares and they'll ignore me. And I like it that way.
Which is why I find the South to be one scary-ass place.
No offense to those of you who live below the Mason-Dixon line, really. I just get a little antsy when strangers try to talk to me.
In any case, the chatty nature of the lady working at the K-Mart meant that I had lots of time to peruse the checkout aisle candy and I was totally psyched to discover a Limited Edition Take 5. Instead of pretzels, this one had a chocolate cookie base. Sounds good, right? Wrong. It totally sucked. After trying a bite, I tried to pawn it off on the Baron, but even he didn't like it. He didn't find it as offensive as say, Rainbow Twizzlers, but he wasn't exactly devouring the candy bar either. I was very sad, because it was looking like Dixie was going to be a total bust in the candy department.
But then suddenly ...
Da-Da-Da!
The tides turned. The candy gods smiled down upon me. I have so much to write about. Stay tuned to learn all about:
Memaw's Chocolate Plant!
Cherry M&Ms!
T-Bone and Sallie's Lollipops!
And the mother of all Dollar Stores! Trust me, you won't want to miss it.
3 comments:
Holy Moly! I had one of those chocolate cookie Take 5 over two years ago ... could that be why it was so bad, it was expired? (Okay, it wasn't great when it was fresh.)
Finally, another person who knows, like me, that being ignored while shopping is one of the true luxuries of living in New England. So glad you're back!
oh fer cryin' out loud! You're probably totally right, Cybele. The thought occurred to me that this might've been an old product, since I hadn't heard any recent buzz on it. Ick. Well, in any case, I'm sure it still wouldn't have been all that good if it had been fresh.
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