Reply #40: How can you eat 6 bags of groceries every night?

[boppers]

I say that slightly tongue in cheek, but another European tradition is to only buy as much as you'll need for a day or two, to cut down on spoilage and to get the freshest stuff (that isn't packed with preservatives). Thus, many people shop almost daily, and only take home as much as they can carry.... to match that other European thing, where you couldn't buy 6 bags, because that's too hard to walk home with or take on the train.