How long would you look for something like a package of Ramen Noodles? It aggravates the heck out of me when I can’t find something that I know is here.
Remember when we went to Big Lots and bought so much stuff that our receipt was 2 miles long? They had 20% off everything that day and I knew I had purchased a box of Ramen Noodles. I thought it was a huge box with something like 24 packages in there. I must’ve spent 3 hours yesterday looking for those noodles. I had seen them . . the whole box with all 24 packages in there. I searched in the sewing room where I store food. I searched in the pantry in the house. I searched in the laundry room just in case they got stuck in there. I searched in the pickup because I thought we were in it when we were shopping and maybe they had slid under the seat.
I called Vince at work and he wasn’t in his office so I left a message. I said:
Vince, Do you remember seeing the box of Ramen Noodles that we bought at Big Lots? I know we bought them but I can’t find them anywhere. If you don’t remember where they are, would you please run by the Stop & Rob and get one package because I’m making the cabbage/ramen noodle salad for dinner.”
Vince came home from work and said “No, I don’t know where they are.” I said “Did you go by and get more?” No . . was I supposed to? He listened to the front part of the message but not the back part! I had already chopped all the cabbage, toasted the almonds and made the dressing except for the packet from the Ramen Noodle package.
I began searching more. Vince was saying “Did you look in the sewing room? Did you look in the pantry?” I had looked everywhere but I began looking again and finally found them in a cabinet. Instead of the 24 pack box, I must’ve only bought a box of 5 packages and therefore, I was looking for the wrong thing . . a squatty little package stuck behind some packs of coffee.
I could have gotten in the car and driven to the store in the amount of time I wasted looking for those Ramen Noodles. How long will you look for something before you give up and go buy another one? Had I not already started the salad, I would have given up after a few minutes of looking. Normally, I wouldn’t have started making the salad without having ALL the ingredients out on the cabinet but I was so sure I had bought those noodles . . I just wasn’t planning on having lost them!
Kari in UT says
I misplaced my favorite seam ripper, it has been about 3 years since I last had it and I swear it was in this one particular box.
This past month I got so sick of seeing how the basement was so disorganized that one day I ripped into it, throwing out stuff and putting goodwill items in a pile. I then moved over to a unfinished gameroom/guestroom and in a random box of whatevers was my seam ripper.
I squealed (with delight) and scared my husband, he thought I found a mouse or something.
It is now back in its proper place.
Kathleen says
The longer I can’t find something that I know I have, the madder I get (at myself) and I am so bugged that I keep going. The good part is I usually end up organizing at least one area while I am looking. But it is frustrating!!
I love that ramen salad. Usually make it with red cabbage.
Sandy says
The funny thing is that you always find what you’re looking for in the last place you look!
Sherry Moran says
OK, I went to your recipe tab, but couldn’t find this salad. It sounds good and something I would like. Could you post it, please? Probably, I’m the only one who’s never made this.
Thanks,
Sherry
Mel Meister says
It has NEVER failed. If we know we have something, can’t find it, and buy it again, we WILL find the original. It has happened 100% of the time around here.
Penny Holliday says
Judy ~ It would aggravate me so much that if I had the time and not scheduled to be somewhere I would look and look and look because like you I knew that I had it! Other times though if it’s something required for a quilting class and I didn’t immediately find but had everything else ready to go the nxt time I went shopping I probably would buy another one. After purchasing an additional one & using it I usually find the original item I needed. Does this make sense?
Penny in S CA
Dawn says
you are GOOD! I have probably 5 rotary cutters because of this reason. Yep! I am an Aries with little patience and I go get another one. bad girl huh!
Lee says
We (I) just recently went through this search to find something I knew I had just had. My son started school Tues. He needed his scientific calculator and pencils & such – they were in a black zippered pouch, which I had JUST cleaned out and KNEW was on the dining table under some papers I’d been sorting through — missing! Finally found it several days later on the bench next to the front door where some paper bags for the market had been put on top so we didn’t see it.
I had to laugh at the name of the store “Stop & Rob” . Is that really it’s name?