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Potato Chips

This is so wrong. Everything I’m about to say is just wrong. If you had any respect at all for me, you will not if you read this.

Vince likes all kinds of junk food. I like homemade cookies, homemade pies. I’m not much on eating storebought cookies or pastries or weird potato chips. Vince will come home with vinegar potato chips; or black pepper and curry or something weird like that. I like just plain potato chops. Not Doritos. Not Fritos. Not anything but plain potato chips.

I will hardly buy them because I know they are so unhealthy but sometimes I do buy them and as soon as we weren’t going to the store any more, I started wanting potato chips. I held off ordering for over 10 days and then I ordered these.

I ordered three bags on March 20. They were supposed to arrive a long time ago. I understand the delays. I just want my potato chips!

I’ve waited. Walmart said they were delayed. Then they said they were delayed again.

Today a small box arrived from Walmart.com. I said “Please let it be my potato chips!” Vince said “You ordered potato chips?” I did! The box had pickle relish. I told him he could have all the pickle relish and I could have all the potato chips.

They’ve finally shipped. Got the notice late last night. I’m trying to figure out how I can sneak them into the house and hide them so I don’t have to share. I wouldn’t mind sharing (maybe) if he LOVED potato chips but he’ll just eat them because they’re there when he’d be just as happy with Doritos or Fritos . . except we have neither so he’s going to want some of my potato chips . . unless somehow he doesn’t know they’re here.

I have a couple of days to figure this out. It’s probably impossible. We know when someone drives up. Vince usually goes out. He sprays down the boxes. Then he puts the gloves on and opens the boxes. If I did that, he’d know something is up.

Maybe if I say “Oh, I meant to cancel that. Don’t open it. I’m going to send it back . . some day!” Would that be wrong?

Plain potato chips . . I can hardly wait!

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  1. I would guess, sewing room with Cat, would be a good place for them to “get Lost” . Just get to it first if you can.

  2. I was also thinking the sewing room would be a good place to hide them…My personal favorite is BBQ potato chips and I don’t buy them very often. We had a workshop at work a couple of months ago, and we ordered in from a sub place. I specifically ordered BBQ chips with my sandwich. The lady who picked up the order just set everything out in the back of the classroom, and someone else took my chips! I was so ticked off, but I didn’t think it would look good to snatch the bag out of her hands…LOL

  3. I love Air fryer potato chips! Portion control & inexpensive & endless flavors (for Vince)

  4. I understand completely. I used to have things I bought…just for me…that now hubby wants to eat also. I like my wavy chips…and buy him fritos and tostitoes. sometimes I find him in my potato chips and want to tell him….leave those alone. haha

  6. Give Vince one bag and tell him you get two because you went to all the bother of ordering them. One bag for him, one bag for you and the extra as a tip. Sounds fair!

  7. Why didn’t you just order some Fritos or Doritos for Vince so you wouldn’t have to share?

    • We don’t need that much junk food in the house. He can share my potato chips.

  8. I love plain chips as well. Right now I’m on a Pringles binge lol but they have to be PLAIN!

    • Isn’t it funny with all the flavors and some people just like the plain ones.

  9. How funny! Maybe you should have ordered him some Fritos or Doritos? LOL

  10. I love the Clancy’s barbecue chips from ALDI’s. Actually, all of their chips are good. If Vince likes vinegar, the Great Value from Walmart are good.

    • Thanks. I’ll tell him. Some day we’ll be able to go out and shop again.

      • I know. I’m quite the hermit. But, I want to do nothing but run the streets now!!! It’s like when we do t have water: the urge to wash dishes, shower, do laundry is so strong!!
        This too shall pass.

        • Oh, goodness . . not me. You’d have to tie me up and drag me away screaming to get me to leave this house right now. I’m the say way as you . . when the water is off, I want to do laundry, take a shower, wash my hair. When the electricity is off, I want to bake brownies and I don’t even like brownies.

  11. I hide all my snacks from my husband. He will buy a family size package of cookies or some weird flavor of chips and they will be gone in two days. Of course, after he’s done with his, he wants mine. I hide mine and eat a little at a time and they will last for two weeks. Maybe I’m a bad person but I’ not sharing. I will share with my son though. He knows where my stash is.

  12. Our latest craving around here is Cheetos cheddar flavored popcorn .. Only have found it at WalMart and they are addictive.

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