Friday, March 2, 2012

Big Box Adventures

I saw a woman in a slinky backed black sweater eating a bowl of cereal.  Not a teeny sample cup.  A regular sized bowl I think she must have brought from home (or maybe not).  She had an opened  carton of milk and one of those giant economy bags of multi-colored cereal (the kind kids are admonished not to eat) wedged in her cart.  She very happily munched and strolled the frozen food section.  When I checked out I spied her at the haircut counter.  No sign of cereal, milk, or bowl. Her purse wasn't that big.  I wonder what she did with the leftovers.

I saw raisin bread that had been marked up $.48 a loaf since the last time.  Seriously?  Is there some kind of shriveled fruit shortage?  Shriveled fruit boycott?  Do I have to switch brands?  But, no, the competitor's brand had the same jacked up price.  I must have discovered a raisin bread cartel!  This should be an election issue.

I saw the cashier with the horrible/pitiful facial disfigurement.  What courage it must have taken to simply apply for a job in the public eye.  I applaud her and defend her right to be there.  However, and this may get me drawn and quartered, she's not a very good cashier.  She is slow, easily distracted, makes mistakes, and is not very polite.

I saw the zebra striped washcloths and FINALLY bought them!

I saw the sweet cart guy, who I'm beginning to believe is deaf.  If he's there he always fetches a cart for me as I hobble into the store.  If he sees me coming out he hands me bags as I load the backseat.  He has a terrific smile and his face is almost always chapped red in the cold.  He wears a really big coat.

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