Today was the day of the European Food Imports sale. About three or four times a year this food importer has a warehouse sale and marks down the prices on the fancy gourmet food goods and sells to the public. Because we are all about food in this family, my son also came into the city and went with us.
Most of the items are a bargain, some more than others. It’s fun looking at the useless oddball sauces and mustards, flavored oils and vinegars that you really don’t need and will probably never use but which you buy anyway just because you think you are saving money. The cheese is the best deal though. They have to get rid of the overstock before it expires, I assume, so some of the gourmet cheese is marked way down. Then there’s the chocolate. No one needs an excuse to buy chocolate, but at bargain prices, it’s way too easy to justify buying a lot more than you need. Hmmm…cheese or chocolate, cheese or chocolate? I’ll take both, thanks.
Naturally, after we bought all that food we had to continue our food adventure by going out for lunch. We decided to go to the huge Korean market, Chicago Food, and do the food tour there, topping it off with the reward of some cheap lunch treats at the odd little lunch counter in the rear corner of the store.
Altogether an enjoyable day of family togetherness, sharing in overstocking, overspending and overeating.
Burrrrrrrrrrp…