Posted by sweetsurrender1 on Wed 25 Feb 09, 12:28 PM to sweetsurrender1's blog.
Chef at work ran out of parsley that was needed for dinner so I offered to go get some from ASDA. I mean, parsleys easy to find, its with all the other herbs and stuff in packets.
But no, my chef wanted fresh parsley, they sell it at ASDA she says.
So I ask a colleague where I'll find the fresh parsley ( I have to admit that I wouldn't know fresh parsley if it came and hit me on the nose)
Anyway, she tells me its near the fruit and flowers and its in a small pot.
So off I go to Asdas, find the fruit, see the flowers and see plants....in pots. So I figure thats where I'll find parsley.
I'm rooting through the various plants with stupid names but can't find anything saying parsley. I see an ASDA woman with one of those big badges saying happy to help. So I call her over and ask her why I can't find any parsley. She looked at me, then looked at the plants. "Umm, your trying to find parsley here?" says she. Well I was told it was in a pot says I so yes, I'm looking here.
At that she lets out a bellowing laugh, everyone was then looking over!! Then in a very 'kindly' tone she says " Come with me dear, I'll show you where it is"
She leads me up the fruit aisle to the end and there was these bloody potted parsley things.
Feeling a bit of a div I mumbled my thanks and went to reach for one when she evidently thought I hadn't been humiliated enough and proceeded to show me flat parsley and fresh parsley in a packet. "Look" I says to her,"I just need parsley that will go with fish!!!"
She bellows another laugh, hands me a potted parsley and leads me to checkout. She evidently thought I was a 'care in the community' or something.
As I paid for my parsley she moved over to her colleagues and I could hear them laughing, I glanced over and recieved very pitying looks.
I got out of there as fast as I could and vowed never to go back!!
I can't cook, WHY would I ever know about fresh bloody parsley???
~grumble~
| 25 Feb 09, 12:32 PM music_lover UK, 6 yrs   |
You're wrong, Parsley was a lion. God invented Guinness so I wouldn't rule the world | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:35 PM foot7lave UK(L), 4 yrs |
 Sorry I apologize but Always be POLITE, so that people know that you've been brought up well!!! | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:36 PM Lee_Van_Spunkenfrick 3 yrs |
yuhuh .. it comes in a pot .. usually found in the fruit and veg section .. also come in packets .. also found in the fruit and veg section .... flat leaf and curly leaf ... i can never seem to keep the potted stuff alive for very long though ... and i'm not sure why i use it as it doesn't seem to have much taste .. but the cook books say use parsley so i use it .. who am i to argue with the professionals ! but bless them for their condescending attitude toward you .. supermarket shelf stackers being a highly qualified position they have to get their feelings of superiority from somewhere ! all for one and fuck the rest | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:37 PM Sunhillow 7 yrs |
Yep he was, and Dill was a dog! As I passed my fridge the other day I thought I heard the onions singing a BeeGee's song.... but it was just the chives talking!
~ If you must pick the lesser of two evils; choose the one you've never tried before. ~ | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:41 PM sweetsurrender1 BE, 6 yrs |
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, say what??? | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:43 PM sweetsurrender1 BE, 6 yrs |
Well, I've now left the job as i'm moving to Leeds on saturday so will never need to go that particular ASDA again | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:45 PM sweetsurrender1 BE, 6 yrs |
curly leaf, yeah she showed me that too, self righteous cow!!! I suppose in her own way she was trying to help, but pleaseeeeeeee, why so smug?? | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:45 PM music_lover UK, 6 yrs |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWJjcT7Uipo Proof indeed that parsley the lion is still on form. God invented Guinness so I wouldn't rule the world | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:46 PM sweetsurrender1 BE, 6 yrs |
LMAO, see i'm MUCH too young to remember that show ~grin~ | |||
| 25 Feb 09, 12:59 PM spirifer UK, 6 yrs |
Hurrah - The Herbs has been repeated on one of the children's channels called 'Noggin', along with stuff like Paddington, The Clangers and The Wombles! That was just pure childhood nostalgia heaven - and my daughter rather liked them all, too! The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation - Pierre Trudeau |
