Forgetting to buy meat shows how habits built around a freezer run deep
After spending $40 US on a grocery run, Lauren Landers Sailing realized she had forgotten to buy meat entirely. The reason was simple: with a freezer, she always bought meat in bulk at a larger store with more options. Without a freezer, that habit simply did not transfer, and she ended up unintentionally going vegetarian for the week. As she put it, it is just funny how we get used to things.
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