Fun at the seafood counter

t-dizzle · 04/25/2006, 09:37 PM

This afternoon I bellied up to the seafood counter at my local supermarket for a raw shrimp with which to cycle my new tank. Not being a shrimp eater, I needed but a single shrimp. A hilarious conversation ensued:

Me: One raw shrimp, please.
Clerk: One pound of shrimp?
Me: No, one shrimp.
Clerk: One?
Me: Yup, that's all I need!
Clerk (sticking her hand into the pile of super-jumbo shrimp): Okay!
Me (pointing to the small shrimp on sale): No, one of these up front.
Clerk (looking at me as if I'm some sort of weirdo): What are you going to cook with just one of those scrawny things?
Me: Oh, I'm not going to eat it--it's for my aquarium.
Clerk (giving me a smug look): Well, it's dead, ya know! No head or nothin' on it!
Me (trying to contain my laughter): That's OK. I'll take it out after a few days.
Clerk (rolling her eyes): OK, whatever floats your boat, mister....

She ended up giving it to me for free, as it barely registered on her scale. The wrapping paper alone weighed 4 times as much as the shrimp!

I thought briefly about explaining the basics of setting up a marine aquarium to her, but the look on her face was simply priceless! Besides, I figured I gave her a funny story to tell her co-workers during her coffee break.

BTW, you can see a pic of my "pet shrimp" in my gallery.

T./

johnb0184 · 04/25/2006, 09:39 PM

thats pretty funny.

rustybucket145 · 04/25/2006, 09:40 PM

haahahah, that is hilarious. I seem to get the same look when I ask for a 1/4 lb of ten different types of seafood for my frozen blend.

Cutiewitbooty · 04/25/2006, 10:08 PM

yeah i get the same look, priceless lol They probally think i'm a nut case lol

graveyardworm · 04/25/2006, 10:10 PM

Me at Lowe's, I'm looking for some potassium nitrate, then getting looks like I might be a terrorist wanting to make a bomb or something. It's for my fish tank so do you have any?

jjmg · 04/25/2006, 10:13 PM

I always manage to find one or two for the latest batch of reef food when I buy 10 or 15 lbs. But your in AZ and I'm in FL. Shrimp are real good. I also eat fish!!!! Nori ain't bad either.

04/25/2006, 09:37 PM	#1
t-dizzle Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 158	Fun at the seafood counter This afternoon I bellied up to the seafood counter at my local supermarket for a raw shrimp with which to cycle my new tank. Not being a shrimp eater, I needed but a single shrimp. A hilarious conversation ensued: Me: One raw shrimp, please. Clerk: One pound of shrimp? Me: No, one shrimp. Clerk: One? Me: Yup, that's all I need! Clerk (sticking her hand into the pile of super-jumbo shrimp): Okay! Me (pointing to the small shrimp on sale): No, one of these up front. Clerk (looking at me as if I'm some sort of weirdo): What are you going to cook with just one of those scrawny things? Me: Oh, I'm not going to eat it--it's for my aquarium. Clerk (giving me a smug look): Well, it's dead, ya know! No head or nothin' on it! Me (trying to contain my laughter): That's OK. I'll take it out after a few days. Clerk (rolling her eyes): OK, whatever floats your boat, mister.... She ended up giving it to me for free, as it barely registered on her scale. The wrapping paper alone weighed 4 times as much as the shrimp! I thought briefly about explaining the basics of setting up a marine aquarium to her, but the look on her face was simply priceless! Besides, I figured I gave her a funny story to tell her co-workers during her coffee break. BTW, you can see a pic of my "pet shrimp" in my gallery. T./ __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan Visit my gallery to see my tank evolve from bare glass into a beautiful reef! Current Tank Info: 26 bowfront w/ 40 lbs. Fiji LR, 40 lbs. sand, Remora, 2 MJ1200 PHs, 65w dual daylight/65w dual actinic/moonlight, various snails, 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 diamond goby, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, and a bunch of softies, mushrooms and zoos slowly moving in!

04/25/2006, 09:39 PM	#2
johnb0184 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florissant, MO Posts: 310	thats pretty funny. __________________ Man I wish I had that. Current Tank Info: six small fish & a few corals

04/25/2006, 09:40 PM	#3
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	haahahah, that is hilarious. I seem to get the same look when I ask for a 1/4 lb of ten different types of seafood for my frozen blend. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

04/25/2006, 10:08 PM	#4
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	yeah i get the same look, priceless lol They probally think i'm a nut case lol __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

04/25/2006, 10:10 PM	#5
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	Me at Lowe's, I'm looking for some potassium nitrate, then getting looks like I might be a terrorist wanting to make a bomb or something. It's for my fish tank so do you have any? __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress

04/25/2006, 10:13 PM	#6
jjmg Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pensacola, Fl Posts: 1,897	I always manage to find one or two for the latest batch of reef food when I buy 10 or 15 lbs. But your in AZ and I'm in FL. Shrimp are real good. I also eat fish!!!! Nori ain't bad either.