Thursday, November 30, 2006

One of those things...

Let's say a person is buying less than 15 items at the grocery store, but five of the items are large bottles of wine. If the cashier alone is responsible for scanning the items, putting the bottles into individual sleeves, and bagging them and the other items with some attention to portability (in other words, double-bagging), can we really still call it an express lane? If the shopper behind that person, at first seemingly patient, looks like they need to pee really badly before the transaction has been completed, I'd say no.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yeah - went to Costco yesterday against my better judgment ( never on weekends ) to pick up his "fix" of fresh baked cookies for my friend Chris - I left a nut-job !

Why do people shop in packs with kids, grandma, hubby pushing the cart....? Have they not heard of Disney World ?

Why, if the aisle is only four feet wide, would they choose to double park their carts & kids, while they walked half a block up to the end of the next aisle....?

Why do otherwise able-bodied and, to all outward appearances, sane people, watch the poor cashier ring up all their crap and then watch her/him bag it all....? Hello stupid - in which war were you awarded the Purple Heart for the injury that disabled your mind and your hands ???

This, ladies and germs, is why I don't, won't and can't shop, especially for "XMAS" or " the Holidays "

Happy Christmas !! ( no bah humbug !! )