Random Observation #5639

Here's something to think about:
Is there a can of food, be it soup, vegetable, or processed meat product that you have had for months, nay, years that is still taking up room in your pantry?

Remember? You bought it for that casserole that only took 2 cans of mushroom soup, not 3. You thought it only took two, but you didn't want to have to come back to the grocery store, so you figured, "What's one more can on mushroom soup?" Why were you making a casserole anyways?

It's been in your cupboard so long that it has progressively made its way to the back of the shelf after many trips to the grocery store have rendered it forgotten. There it stays until you have to move to a new residence or contribute to a canned good drive. You pack it up with the rest of the can goods and you lament the fact that you have to pack it up with the rest of your crap, but hey, what's one more can when you have all this other stuff to move?

You unpack at your new house or apartment and you actually set this food item near the front of the cupboard. As a matter of fact, it's one of the few items that are in your cabinet at this time since you tried to stop buying food when you knew you were going to move because you didn't want to have more than you really needed. But again, once you have settled in and begin to make necessary trips to the market, you push the mushroom soup to the back of the shelf where it will remain. What is even worse is that you will make a casserole in the future that requires a can of mushroom soup and sure enough, you'll go to the supermarket and buy the necessary items for said casserole, Not -1 mushroom soup like you should.