Aisle Fourteen

This list was shoved in a half-empty box
of candy bars at the checkout lane at Target. 

One of the few shopping list finds during the pandemic.  Pandemic shopping for me is a quick sprint through the store and out the door – no careful scanning for Lost Lists From Strangers.  And with parking lots being magnets for strewn surgical masks and gloves (surely most with the wrist ripple ripped as mine did once I snapped ‘em on) I sure as shit am not going to snag a potential gem of list off the ground out of fear of catching the virus while trying to decipher what the hell is going on with people through the surging crisis that is the Grocery List.

Ripped out of a spiral notebook.  Wide rule:  Practical.  Hastily torn out of the notebook:  Impatient Bubbly handwriting: It’s a girl!

Checkboxes next to the first 5 items: tries to maintain control then loses it a quarter way through.  Said checkboxes are unchecked: No control to begin with.
 
It has a fucking title:  Grocery Store List  Underlined:  Assertive.  Cute bubble to dot the “I”: Not so assertive.
Ryan Eleanor 
There’s kind of a checkbox next to these names.  Are they being picked up? 
Vitamins for Ryan
OK, concerned for Ryan’s well-being.  Nothing specific.  Flintstones gummies?  Or those death-tasting one-a-day numbers?  She could really show her love here with that choice.
Bowls/Plates spoons for Ryan 
Ryan’s needy and why does he need his own shit?
SippyCups 
Oh.  He’s messy.  And those things are so hard to clean.  I bet Ryan is too.
Tupper Wear 
Tupperware is making wearables now?  Practical, doesn’t need dry cleaning, won’t wrinkle.  Might be hard to break in tho.  Might be a little uncomfortable in the undercarriage region.
Icey Treats for Class 
When I found this list it was winter. 
This bitch is evil.

Speaking of evil:  This first section is complete – doesn’t Elenaor get anything? It’s always all about Ryan
Household

Swifter Sweeper
Um. Is this supposed to be Swiffer? I’m trying to figure out if this is another example of how Midwestern people slaughter all kinds of names/language.  I will report back with findings.
Swifter Wet/Dry
See above
Febreeze Fabric 
Again with the messy nasty Ryan.  She also added an extra E.  Hey, won’t hold this one against her.  I had to look it up myself.  She’s still evil though.
Big Giant Plastic Bowl
w/Lid for Bubbles 
Who the hell is Bubbles?  Does he/she/they fit into the big giant bowl?  What a house of horrors this is.
Organic Sprays
What are these?  If something comes out of a canister in spray form – how could it be organic?  Is this chick spraying pumpkin juice and thyme mist all over the place?  And why this on top of Febreze?  Hey, whatever makes you feel/smell better.
Food

Yogarts 
The spelling makes it seem like a damn disease. 
Pirate Booty
See above

Fruit
Vague.  Seeing what’s seasonal?  Maybe she only buys fruit in spray form?
Veggies w/ Ranch 
Yes, dear, you are midwestern
Ranch Dip 
Don’t you already have this covered?  Get your shit together
Ham & Turkey/
Lunch Meat
Ew. Maybe that’s what goes in the ranch dip?
Cheese
They seem like a processed cheese food type of group.  Just sayin’
Fruit 
Second appearance on the list.  Important.  Or, maybe she doesn’t give a shit and forgot that that she even listed it. 
Smoothies
So this freak is making smoothies with ranch, ham and fruit spray?  And what does their Pirate Booty have to do with it?  Ugh, I don’t even want to know.
Nail Care 
Whoah, so your life is in chaotic nasty shambles and you are focused on nail care?  Get it together
 Then, 4 oddities listed all alone with dashes:
-Furniture
-Bookshelf
-Wagon
-Dollhouse Stuff
 
Are they tiny miniature pieces of furniture that fit in the wagon?  What kind of fantasyland does she live in?  And if the bookshelf is miniature, imagine how tiny the fucking books are.

Or is it all full-size furniture? Like, is a horse going to pull the giant wagon?  IS BUBBLES A HORSE?  Come to think of it, I think I saw a steaming pile of horseshit in the parking lot next to the masks, gloves and some eternally lost lists from strangers. 

​Vowel Pellet ​