I wasn't sure whether or not to post this here or in the random thought thread, because it's a random thought on purchasing stuff
So I drive a truck for a living and let me tell you it can get pretty expensive out here on the road. especially when it comes to food $7-$10 for a meal at fast food restaurant inside a truck stop.
A nice sit down meal at Denny's or Iron Skillet or some other such place is going to run you $15-$25
There are the two hotdogs for $3.33, you can get at most truck stops, generally speaking it's something you have maybe once or twice a week.
Then there is the limited amount of groceries you can buy in a truck stop.
A can of spam you find at Walmart for $2.99
You'll pay $6.99-$7.99
A 99 cent roll of paper towels , will run you $2 in a truck stop
Generally speaking prices in truck stops are two to three times the amount of your grocery store and Walmarts.
So generally speaking any time is drivers have the opportunity to go shopping at Walmart or grocery store we do
So last week I was done for maintenance issues in Rippon California. When I arrived at the first arrived it was a Friday and I had barely five hours remaining on my 70 hour clock.
So I shut down for a 34 hour reset.
It was after 4 in the afternoon and being how I had been up since 2 or 3 am, I was beat.
Around 8 pm I woke up hungry, I had stuff to make sandwiches or warm something up. I think I went and got a hot dog or burger.
I didn't eat again until the following evening I think I made a tuna sandwich.
On Sunday I did lunch at taco Bell.
Monday finally came and I walked over to speak with someone about getting my maintenance issue handle
Sorry I missed told we won't be able to see you till tomorrow
So back to the truck I went. I read a little, watch some Netflix, fell asleep.
I woke up maybe around 2pm since my lunch at taco Bell I hadn't eaten.
I had food on the truck, but nothing seem to jump out at me, there were please of restaurants around but again nothing got my attention.
So I decided to go shopping at a local super market, posted some items I bought early
When I got there the store was full of people. I grabbed a cart and look around deciding where to start???
As I was deciding several guys strolled past me. Right off the bat I knew they were drivers first by their attire, one of the guys was wearing a ball cap you get at a truck stop back east
Second by what they had in their carts. Cases of water , Gatorade, ramen noodles, potatoe chips, cookies, cans of tuna, peanut butter and jelly,
They also had paper goods
There where no fresh produce items, no poultry , no fresh meat or fish, nothing frozen.
So I ended up grabbing some items since I was walking I only grabbed a small amount of groceries and made a list of other stuff to come back and get.
Altogether I think I made four trips over the course of several days.
I stock up on supplies, got stuff I needed, stuff that will last.
You know how else I could tell they were truckers actually two ways 1) several of them were wearing blue parrot heads sets similar to mine (sorry but so far I have only seen truck drivers use them)
2) shopping habits, generally speaking you make your list you start in produce and slowly make your way through the store. You compare prices, maybe price match with another store, it's slow and methodical
Drivers are up and down the aisles grabbing this and that, they are in and out of the store no playing around no socializing