BDB: Wal-Mart just got more tolerable, Shaq loves doughnuts and Gilmore Girls
Wal-Mart finally gets it
Wal-Mart just got more tolerable. Why, you may ask? Because there's a chance you may never have to step foot inside again. Did I just say that out loud?
The mega-chain announced plans to add curb-side grocery pick-up, meaning you can order your stuff online and pick it up at a location outside the store. And get this, you don't even have to get out of your car. It's like the McDonald's drive-through of grocery shopping.
I like it.
For the first time ever, I feel like Wal-Mart gets me. Not because I'm lazy and don't want to get out of my car and walk, but because I'm 28 weeks pregnant with a squirmy toddler who hates getting in and out of her car seat. Watching me put her in the car seat has to look a little something like a WWE wrestling match, and I'm the one getting the butt end of a Stone Cold Stunner.
Initially, the curb-side service will only be available at three Brevard stores: Merritt Island, Viera and West Melbourne. We'll keep you posted when more stores are added.
And the best news? It's totally free. You pay the same prices you pay in store and there's no added fee for pick-up. Boom.
Here's the thing, you can't get just any product, but there are more than 30,000 products to choose from. Meat, dairy, snacks, diapers, dog food, produce, all kinds of things are on the list.
Of course, the downside is we'll miss all the free entertainment happening inside:
Well. Darn.
Brevard Wal-Marts roll out curbside grocery pickup
Pick on someone your own size?
I know little league sports can get ridiculous, but I think I may have just discovered an all new low. A youth football coach sent in a grown man to play in a football game between 13- and 14-year-olds. The team was losing and the coach asked AN ADULT to suit up. Now let's all exhale together because it happened in Scituate, Rhode Island. Phew, not another Florida man story.
So this guy is in the game for several plays before getting kicked out. Not sure how the refs didn't catch this right away, but OK. The coach took full responsibility and was fired and the team ended its season early. So really the kids not only lost the game, they lost their season due to a bad coach. Nice.
Here's what I want to know, though: What FULL-GROWN MAN is like "Sure coach, get me a uniform. I'll play." What is this the real-life version of "Big?" Is Tom Hanks going to pop out and magically turn back into a kid again?
Then there's Shaq
It's almost like someone challenged Shaquille O'Neal with "If you like doughnuts so much, why don't you marry them." And then he did — financially. The former NBA superstar, and also the star of that terrible Aaron Carter song from the 90s, recently bought a downtown Atlanta Krispy Kreme store because he liked doughnuts just that much. I feel oddly connected to Shaq right now.
Needless to say, he's also the brand's new spokesman. I can't decide if this is a step up or a step down from his Gold Bond commercials. "From Shaquille to Shaq-cool." I can't.
Shaquille O’Neal buys Krispy Kreme franchise
They're baaaaaack
Where you lead, we will follow, Gilmore Girls, and Netflix is no exception. I have a feeling we're going to break the Internet once the revival of the popular show pops up on Nov. 25. You guys thought "Fuller House" was a big deal? Netflix is BRINGING BACK "GILMORE GIRLS." Sound the alarm, this is not a drill.
I have so many unanswered questions. However, Netflix released a trailer yesterday and it was what dreams are made of. All the characters, minus the dad who actually died in real life, are back. Amazing.
Nov. 25 is also the day after Thanksgiving, so my guess is if we see a sharp decline in Black Friday sales this is why. Sorry not sorry.
Note to self:
5 takeaways from the tear-jerking 'Gilmore Girls: A Year In the Life' trailer
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