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Funny item co-occurrences in 3.2M Instacart orders

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Re: Funny item co-occurrences in 3.2M Instacart orders

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onion2k wrote: post #9
archerx wrote: post #4

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The kale and enema one makes sense, they get so much fiber they get blocked up and need an enema. The parsley and condoms I don’t get but the adult diapers and baby food is probably some terminally online poor souls who “roleplay”. Oreo’s and lube I don’t get, it could be the absurdity that has the writer thinking it’s funny.

Parsley is used by people who don't cook often as a garnish to make a meal look more fancy. The sort of thing you might do if you have a date coming over and want to impress...

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Re: Funny item co-occurrences in 3.2M Instacart orders

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Post by jorams »

> So what happens if we look only at small carts, where the entire order is just 2 or 3 items?

How is this the last thing in the article? The sole example given of a "funny" combination (apples and condoms, weirdly bad example) is only remotely funny because those are the only items.

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Post by randycupertino »

fecal_henge wrote: post #70
speedgoose wrote: post #68

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Having to wear adult diapers after giving birth is not unexpected.

Nor funny.

Reminds me of when I would get clowned for getting Diet Coke at McDonalds or Taco Bell. "You're eating fast food, why even bother with a DIET coke, har har har..."

I just like the taste better. :-/ but so many people have thought that was soooo funny.

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Post by trebligdivad »

embedding-shape wrote: post #47
LourensT wrote: post #46

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Yes, because Instacart is ordering for delivery :)

Oh yeah, of course, guess I kind of forgot the overall context, and I was thinking in-person shopping... Thanks! :)

Yes, once I can put in the delivery details something like '7 medium size bananas, with no bruising, varying in ripeness from almost ready to still slightly green' and let a robot at the other end sort it out I'll be happy.

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Post by kaikai »

collabs wrote: post #33
pasc1878 wrote: post #30

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Depends where you are. I am in Southern England. Strawberries are available year round - we get them from Morocco and Spain outside the summer. They do taste differently and during the off season are less reliably red all over. Thus I will buy them only in the Summer. Prices also change over the year.

I had an interesting conversation with my mom recently when she said don't buy apples. It isn't in season right now. And I didn't know what to say because I didn't even know apples had a season. I just bought the bag of gala apples without much thought to it.

If you pay attention you’ll see that apples are more expensive the longer it’s been since apple season. They’re cheapest in fall, and the price rises over the year. They store really well, though, so they’re still available year-round.
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