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12-19-2006, 09:52 PM | #31 |
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Crazy thing happened at the checkout line of the grocery store just today. Most of the lines were open and busy, but the line next to me happened to be closed. This old woman shuffled up with her cart, looking distracted but not senile or anything, and after seeing how long my line was chose instead to go to the register next to me. She seemed completely oblivious to the fact that no one was running it, and began loading her groceries onto the conveyor belt. After giving her ample time to just let her realize her mistake on her own, I finally went over and pointed out that no one was working that register. She shrugged and said, "Honey, if I just wait here long enough they'll send someone over eventually." And she meant it. She sat there, paging through magazines, and was still waiting when I left.
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12-19-2006, 10:02 PM | #32 |
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As I sat at the wrong register 4 people deep tonight, I pondered what it would take for me to abandon my cart. The math was all wrong.
10 minutes to wait. Versus 10 minutes to drive to the next market. 45 more minutes to fill another cart. 5 minutes to check out. |
12-19-2006, 10:29 PM | #33 |
I can hear my ears
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yeah, jay's full of shit....in my opinion.
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12-19-2006, 10:46 PM | #35 |
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I think the correct way to go would have been to just wheel the cart out of the store if the queue was that long. I'm sure they'd have been pretty quick to serve at that point.
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12-20-2006, 05:36 PM | #36 | |
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12-20-2006, 08:12 PM | #37 |
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" . . . starring Christopher Walken . . "
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12-21-2006, 12:19 PM | #38 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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what's with the ten minute wait at the checkout? I've waited way longer than ten minutes before now when the store's full.
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12-21-2006, 11:25 PM | #39 |
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Screw the math, if they piss me off, I'll even leave it on the belt. There is no price for abuse.
But 9 times out of 10, it's the shoppers rather than the store, screwing up.
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