Superfluous Buns

Well, it happened again!  And no, I am not referring to my horrific sunburn - although, yes, that happened again too.  I am referring to the one thing that, most women can agree, is the most irritating thing to have occur while you are in the shower.  The conditioner has run out while the shampoo is still going strong! Nothing in the world is more annoying than when the shampoo and the conditioner run out at different times.  No matter how hard I try, this always happens.  I'll use more shampoo and less conditioner; or more conditioner and less shampoo.  It doesn't seem to matter what I do, they never quite catch up to one another.

So now, I have a conundrum.  Do I buy a new bottle of conditioner, forever compromising any sort of conitnuity that could be obtained?  Do I throw out the remaining shampoo, which always bothers me because shampoo and conditioner are not cheap?!  Do I try to find another half-gone bottle of conditioner somewhere in my house that has been tossed to the side the last time the shampoo bottle decided to run out first?  Except that I am one of those people that like when the shampoo and conditioner are a set.  I am steadfast in my opinion on having them match. If I am using Herbal Essences shampoo, then I have to use Herbal Essences conditioner.  If I am using John Frieda shampoo, ten guesses as to which kind of conditioner I must use.

But shampoo and conditioner are not the only mismatched pair out there.  How about peanut butter and jelly?  They never seem to finish at the same time, no matter which size jar of jelly or peanut butter you buy!  Detergent and dryer sheets.  Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.  The multipacks of yogurt that come with 4 containers when there are 5 work days!  Green Mountain Coffee coming with 12 K-cups in them when there are 14 days in a 2-week period.  Or, as George Banks points out to us in the Father of the Bride, hot dogs and hot dog buns Superfluous Buns Video Clip (it's worth the laugh...and the break from the boring work week - as long as YouTube isn't blocked at your office...if it is, I am sorry)!

So now we, as the consumers, are stuck with figuring out what to do next.  For what it's worth, I will most likely go to the store tonight, pick out two new fresh bottles of shampoo and conditioner, and retire the not-quite-empty shampoo bottle to below the sink where it will never see the light of day again.  RIP Sheer Blonde Shampoo.