“Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store…”

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Entry from March 05, 2021

“Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store…”

“Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those ‘I really overestimated how much I can carry’ moments” is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on June 18, 2017.

Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/AlmostDrunkSailor June 18, 2017
Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really overestimated how much I can carry” moments.

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RandomFun!
@RandomFun_
Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really overestimated how much I can carry” moments.
1:44 PM · Jun 18, 2017·IFTTT

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Jessica Bode
@jessywhisper
just-shower-thoughts: Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really… https://tmblr.co/Zdls_t2MsNOip
2:17 PM · Jun 18, 2017·Tumblr

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Shower Thoughts
@TheWeirdWorld
Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really overestimated how much I can carry” moments.
9:37 PM · Nov 12, 2018·Buffer

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Khaled
@KfKhaledd
Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really overestimated how much I can carry” moments
8:19 AM · Feb 4, 2020·Twitter for Android

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Devin-Reeve
@Voidgrip
Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really overestimated how much I can carry” moments.
4:05 AM · Dec 13, 2020·Twitter for Android

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March 5, 2021 at 2:51 PM ·
Grocery stores should
have baskets in the
middle of the store
for those “I really
overestimated
how much I can
carry” moments.

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