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    clevernamehere: What is up with all these men who can't shop? There are just way too many women on this thread who can't trust their man to buy food. I don't consider... more »
    WaltzingMatilda: I am going to hang out here on this post all day. I am feeling worry-free even just THINKING about a peaceful food shopping. And I have one word: Wegm... more »
    Bob Wiley: Almost 1/3? So, in other words, 2/3 of men are not the "principal shoppers," so it's done by women more than 67% of the time. Doesn't sound like much... more »
    LaComtesse: I looooove grocery shopping--I drive up to Westchester to get out of the city (it's cheaper anyway) and go at, like, 10 p.m. and stroll through the ne... more »
    schlegs84: My bf does most of the house stuff and grocery bidness. This is a scene from my house: Schlegs: Did you go grocery shopping? Boyfriend: Yes *guilty lo... more »
    HillGirl: This doesn't surprise me. I worked as a cashier at a grocery store and witnessed a pretty significant number of men shopping with their children. P... more »
    morninggloria: Men, shopping for food?! What are the women going to make them do next? Have babies? Menstruate? Cry? Grow breasts? American masculinity is under attack. more »
    MissMoneypenny: My husband hates shopping, but I can't drive, so we used to go together. I could spend an entire afternoon in a supermarket, checking out the new pro... more »
    AthertonMerriweather: I could walk around Whole Foods all day long. That place is like a Rodeo Drive to me. My bf gets stressed looking at the place though. more »
    PreposterousHypothesis: Oh, I'm totally stereotypical in this way. My fiance is perfectly capable of grocery shopping. However, I do it because 1) I generally plan the meals ... more »
    Leucadia: I am going to be completely sexist here and say that I hate men shopping. Specifically, I hate middle-aged and older men (who clearly are not routine ... more »
    notheretomakefriends: The department of No Shit Sudies would like to present you with some surprising facts and behaviours that you may have observed on your own already: -... more »
    WaltzingMatilda: I love love love food shopping. It is my zen time (other than being surrounded by assholes). My dude likes to come along, but that just frustrates the... more »
    breccia: AUGHH what is the deal with Grape Nuts?? My guy LOVES them. He let me take a spoonful once and I thought all my teeth would shatter, and that's not ev... more »
    livefreeordorota: There's also lots of men in those fiber one commercials! The one's where they stand around saying how good it tastes so it must not have any fiber. St... more »
  • #supermarketsweep

    Shop Till You

    In the last 20 years, household roles have shifted: whereas the supermarket used to be the woman's domain, today "almost one-third of men are now the principal shoppers in the household." Hence the man-centric Grape Nuts campaign? [AdWeek]