Living with anyone can be challenging, whether it be a spouse or children or parents, but when any of those people are not "on the same page" as you when it comes to keeping the house stocked of the things you use frequently, it can be rather frustrating.
Take, for example, deodorant. You (hopefully!) wear it every day. You (hopefully!) want to wear it every day. So, when it starts to run out, perhaps you should either a) put it on a list to get at a later, but soon-upcoming date, or b) go out at your earliest convenient opportunity and get some more. The key is to NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE COMPLETELY OUT. Personally I prefer option A because then you can do the shopping more efficiently (getting other things you need instead of making a special trip for one thing). Let's face it: you can't really "improvise" when it comes to deodorant.
Other examples of this irritating behavior can include the replenishment of toilet paper, contact solution, diapers, baby wipes, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, toothpaste, and the list goes on.
I suppose waiting until you're completely out of something to buy more of it works for some people, and those people apparently can live without being presentable to the general public.
One of my better half's co-workers ran out of deodorant and attempted to improvise using baby powder. FAIL.
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