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My DH went shopping today and bought the following....

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pavlovthecat · 01/02/2009 21:37

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fruitshoots . He saw my face and said 'god ffs what is your problem with them. I said 'you have read the ingredients, last time we had this conversation in the supermarket' He said 'look, it says 'no artificial colours or sweetners' (or something like that' so I start to read out the ingredients, he hears the word 'apartamine' (the one he recognises) grabs it off me and goes 'oh, yes, thats not good...its a one off ok?'

So, I pick up a carrier bag and pull out
high juice - 'you cant be annoyed about that! its got fruit juice in it!' 'its got glucose-fructose syrup in it' (DH already said he did not want DD to have this). 'oh. Well, I was trying to save money!'

Then...4 icing/hundreds and thousands covered donuts as DD wanted a 'pink cake', dishwasher cleaner (he confessed he saw an advert just before he left for shopping), grated parmesan (saves time)!!!!

I am sure he did it on purpose so he doesn't have to go again!

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pavlovthecat · 01/02/2009 21:38

'aspartamine' not apartamine!

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differentID · 02/02/2009 00:10

I would send him in again just to prove that he won't get out of it!

RandomChoice · 02/02/2009 00:27

Whats the problem with dishwasher cleaner?

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Tinker · 02/02/2009 00:30

What's the problem with a pink donut?

ButterNutterSquash · 02/02/2009 00:33

what's the problem with aspartamine?

MadamDeathstare · 02/02/2009 00:36

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solidgoldbullet4myvalentine · 02/02/2009 00:37

I have found that giving DC crack cocaine or crystal meth and sharing it with them puts an end to all such worries.

ButterNutterSquash · 02/02/2009 00:39
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TrinityRhino · 02/02/2009 00:53

tis aspartame anyway

whats wrong with donuts?

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 02/02/2009 02:28

So you wouldn't let you dc's come to my house then? I gave them IronBru with their dinner tonight.

Califrau · 02/02/2009 02:32

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christywhisty · 02/02/2009 08:22

And what exactly is the point of this post?

BlueJellie · 02/02/2009 09:27

I don't get it, are fruit shoots and donuts poison?

Frasersmum123 · 02/02/2009 15:55

If you dont want the donuts, I will have them - they are yummy!!!!

CherryChoc · 02/02/2009 18:13

When my DP goes shopping, he buys so many frozen and chilled things we don't have enough room in the freezer for them all. He will buy one gem lettuce and insist that "I did get you some vegetables!"

And also tries to clean glass with oven cleaner

Then again DS is 4 months old and he can't wait to take him to McDonalds

MadamDeathstare · 02/02/2009 18:54

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peanutbutterkid · 02/02/2009 19:03

I buy grated parmesian; well, I buy grated 'Italian' cheese. Didn't realise it was a nutritional sin.

Frasersmum123 · 02/02/2009 19:25

When my DH goes shopping he is always fooled by BOGOF offers, whether we like the product or not!

christywhisty · 02/02/2009 21:44

I very much doubt it motherdeathstar, more a showing off thread.
I just can't get over the evils of grated parmisan myself

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pavlovthecat · 02/02/2009 21:45

So sorry I missed all these....

just to clarify...nothing wrong with pink donuts OR dishwasher cleaner. BUT, he was saving money by buying shit squash and then wasted the money on stuff we did not need!

Good to see I caused a stir...I have not read threads all the way through, I have been playing on xbox - be back later to read in full!!!!

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mumeeee · 02/02/2009 21:50

The occansional fruitshhot and pink donut won't urt your DD. High juice is better than the no added sugar squashes.
Grated parmesen cheese is a bit odd to get for every day use but fine otherwise.
What's wrong with hte dishwasher cleaner?
I think you need to give your DH a break and if you really don't like what he is getting give hin a list.

SammyK · 02/02/2009 21:51

It is a law in our household that we always buy a cream bun or donut type treat.

I got sick of the whole juice/suger/sweeteners issue - DS now has one drink of juice with his dinner, other than that he has milk or water. I now buy one juice once in a blue moon, and as DS no longer mainlines it I don't worry.

If your DP/H goes for the shopping you have to accept he won't buy what you would buy.

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pavlovthecat · 02/02/2009 21:55

oh yes, and the grated parmesan, lovely but would have been cheaper to go without and buy Rocks organic squash.....

The point is, partly as Madam so eloquently put it, partly to show my DH attempting to avoid shopping in future by buying crap to save money then spending it all on grated parmesan which DD wont eat (cos its too nice for her bland pallet!), in a lighthearted ripping my DH kinda way.

I thought it was quite amusing, but clearly the irony of it has been lost on some

Frasersmum - DH used to do that too. OH but it was free - er, no, it was not, we do not need 2 humungous quiches that need to be eaten by tomorrow babe

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cheesesarnie · 02/02/2009 21:56

whats wrong with everyone tonight?why pouncing on op!?

my dh is crap at shopping.no real food but plenty of crap and gimmiky house-hold thangs.

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pavlovthecat · 02/02/2009 21:57

mumeeee - you need to lighten up, i was jesting a little...he got me a pink donut too, so I was passified somewhat...

Gosh you must think I am some prim mother now who does not allow my DD to eat anything not hand made by my good self

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