A Woman Bought 188 Jalapeño Peppers For One Reason And Frankly, We Get It

Is anything more enticing, yet at the same time more dangerous, than an amazing sale? You're just walking down the aisle, shopping for your groceries, and you see something for a staggeringly low price. On the one hand, you can't resist grabbing it. On the other hand, where do you draw the line? Sometimes exercising self-control just isn't in the cards — and, every so often, you need to buy a couple hundred jalapeños just because the price was that good. 

That's what happened to one man who posted on Reddit about his wife's supermarket haul. According to the short and simple post, this man's wife left for the grocery store and returned about an hour later with 188 of the peppers and stated, "I got a good deal on them." He also pointed out that, in a family of four, their two kids don't eat jalapeños, so it's up to them to come up with recipes to use all them all. 

From the outside looking in, maybe this seems unreasonable. But also, you get it, right? Who has never felt the siren's call of an unbeatable deal and overspent in the moment because it seemed like a long-term value? This is the essence of bulk shopping. It's the reason why so many people love Costco. No one needs 60 blocks of butter at a time – but if the price is right and you have some bulk food storage ideas, maybe it's not a bad idea.

It's super easy to talk yourself into buying more of something just because it's on sale. This is the essence of the classic two-for-one deal, or even the legendary three-for-one — when you find a sale that's even better than that, it can feel impossible to pass up. You might worry you're letting yourself down if you don't take advantage of it. You know you're going to kick yourself later if you don't, and the FOMO is real. 

Stores know this, of course, and that's the reason for sales. Sometimes there's an overstock issue, and the store has surplus they need to move before it spoils. Their loss is your gain. If it's an item that will spoil, like jalapeños, or something bulky, like ice cream, the store may discount it heavily to move it quickly and avoid a total loss. For shoppers, this creates that seductive situation where you know you shouldn't, but you do.  

Who doesn't like saving money? Really, you're doing the store a favor by helping them clear that stock. One of the easiest things in the world is rationalizing spending. If you can convince yourself you need something or will use it eventually, passing up a deal is almost impossible — and do you know what you can make with 188 jalapeños? 376 of Catherine Brooke's broiled jalapeño poppers. That's reason enough to buy them right there.