Sunday, February 6, 2011

search engines

Who would have ever dreamed I would be using 'search engine' in a sentence?

I was trying to place a grocery order online this afternoon. There were just a few little oddities. The way this particular website works, you can type in an item you are needing to buy, and a whole page of selections magically appears, presumably, various brands and sizes of the item you need. Can someone explain to me why, when I type in 'dishwasher soap', they present me with 'Ortega Taco Seasoning', 'Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli', and the best yet, 'Charmin Toilet Paper'? But when I tried to find bath soap, again one of my selections was 'Ortega Taco Seasoning', along with 'Pepperidge Farm Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns' and 'Northern Quilted Bath Tissue'. Now, it may be just me, but, seriously, something is wrong with the search engine. Either that, or they got a really good buy on Taco Seasoning and Bath Tissue, and they are hoping, by subliminal suggestion, to sell more of it. I guess I should have conducted further examination of the site. I wonder what the selection would be if I typed in Taco Seasoning.

One thing is certain. It has brought grocery shopping to a new, exciting level of interest. Trying to find appropriate items is always interesting.