Who’s the better shopper?

Since school has been out and Joni has been doing the lawn mowing chores at our house, I have had Hagen as my volunteer grocery shopper.  He turned 16 the last of May so is “legal” and he takes me along because I need to get out, and besides, he gets a free lunch when we’re done.  I sit in the car and “people watch” while he takes my list and my check and heads inside. He does a masterful job.  Always buys a couple of things extra he thinks I’ll like — one week it was a small can of toasted almonds; another, a new cracker he thought I’d like, and another, microwave popcorn because he knew I was out. Always a surprise for me. He would come home, bring the groceries in, put them all away for me and left me a clean cabinet. Great job.
Last week, it was Boo who did the honors. She had just gotten her learner’s permit, so could be my chauffeur (which I think was the main drawing card) and away we went.
It was an adventure and a half. Took us two hours.  But the packages, cans and sacks she put in the shopping cart were all color coordinated.  The fruits - no oranges next to the red apples, that place was waiting for the strawberries and raspberries, lined up perfectly; right to left, left to right; nothing overlapping.  It went that way even with the cheeses and meats. The canned goods. I thought she should take a picture of it. It was so beautifully put together.
The clerk was impressed. Boo took everything out in order, all the fruit first, then the veggies, then the cheeses, the meat, the etceteras you always end up with.  I told her they should have a category in the BHC Fair for “shopping acumen.” She’d win a trip to state.
However, after she brought in the groceries, she left putting them away to me. And it was a good thing. She would have been color coordinating the contents of my refrigerator, and I don’t know what she would have done with the half-dish of soup left over from a week ago, or the bread I should have thrown away since it was a month old. So I did all of that.
So who was the better shopper?  I didn’t want to show favoritism, but Hagen would probably have gotten the Blue Ribbon for efficiency and innovation. Boo would have gotten the Best of Show award for color coordination and cart appeal.
Had to chuckle when we left the grocery store. She asked which way to go, and I told her to go to the highway — which she did. Then she took out her cell phone and was looking for directions. I said, “Boo, go to the stoplight and turn left.”
“Which way’s the stoplight?!”
I told her she had a choice. She could turn right and end up in Cody or Lovell or take a left and end up at the stoplight.
Know that when you are just a “passenger” for 15 years, you don’t really pay attention. Proud to say, next time around, she won’t have to ask.
Whichever one takes me shopping, it’s fun. Grandkids are the best part of growing older.