I realize that nearly every time I go to the grocery store, I come away with a story or two. I actually didn't realize this until last week when Scott came home and the conversation began something like this:
Me: I went to the store today.
Scott: Have any stories?
It never occurred to me that the grocery store was the source of so many of my interactions with other people that are worth writing or telling about.
In any case, I did go to the store today, and I do have something to say. This isn't so much of a story, though, as it is a comment.
Why are people all up on me when I'm trying to pay and get my bags? Seriously. Why can't they wait another half a minute for me to gather my bags and cart before moving forward in the line and hovering over me? This happens to me every time I'm at the store, and I'm sorry, folks, but silly me - I want to make sure I'm taking with me everything I've just paid for. I don't think I'm unnaturally slow. Please back up for one second. I promise I will be gone very soon, as it is not my goal in life to tie up the grocery line forever. Seriously. Back up.
Disclaimer in my own defense: I feel like I rant a lot, and I'm afraid that might give you - who have no other frame of reference on my character - the impression that I'm something of a negative Nancy. I promise I'm a lovely person. I really am. There are just lots of things I don't understand.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Grocery Store Beef
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I am like that too and I understand the ranting. I have a hard time understand many things!
I'm guilty of both sides of that. Being an impatient person, the slowness of others irks me and I just want them out of my way so I can get on with my life. I'm known to rearrange other's groceries so I can get on with arranging mine on the belt in just the right order (I usually undo any placement of groceries that Dave does because I'm so anal about how they should be placed.) I'm all up ready to start whether or not they're gone. In fact, I dont' really pay attention to whether or not they're gone. But... I also take my time getting ready to go for the same reason. I mean, I don't take my time on purpose, but I do stop and check for everything before moving off and it's really the cashier that progresses the next persons order so that the customer feels obliged to move on. I mean, once my order starts moving, I have to be able to see that screen to make sure everything is rung up at the price I recall advertised on the shelves. When that happens, I have to move over and see, which puts me in people's way (though I don't recall ever doing that I KNOW I must be guilty) and I feel that's why people are all up in my space before I've left. And actually, I've been on all THREE sides of this story since I was the cashier for three years of my life (or was it two?) and had no patience for those people who were taking awhile to readjust their purse because I just wanted my line to go down.
ahhh!! this happens to me toooo!!!
I do think they have to ring up a certain amount of people or something per hour (something like that??! i dunno, i read about it once) and that could be why they are "pushing you" out.
It's annoying.
Especially with little kids that distract me too :)
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