The Magic of Super Warehouse Stores

Thursday morning I take the Kid to Costco. Before we go she has breakfast, cereal, fruit and milk. Pretty filling for a 2 1/2 year old. No sooner do we enter the store I hear, "Momma, I hungry." Really, I mean she just ate. "Well, what do you want to eat?" The Kid responds, "That," and proceeds to point to every sample station at Costco.

So I spend my shopping trip like the other greedy people, shoveling samples (into my child's mouth). What amazes me though is the fact she'll eat ANYTHING I put in front on her...chicken burger with spinach, chickpeas with an Indian curry sauce, etc. Whereas if I brought these goodies home, she wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. What is it about Costco and Sam's Club that brings out the hungry beast in people?! It's an amazing phenomenon.