So I’m standing in line at Walmart on my lunch break, with very limited time. But I’m in the express lane… no biggie, right?
Well after standing there admiring Katherine Heigl’s great skin for about 10 minutes, I realized that the line wasn’t moving AT ALL. I started really paying attention to the happenings at checkout, trying to determine what the problem was. It was at this point that I realized, the woman working checkout was well over 100 years old. And had I not been in a hurry, I probably would have thought she was completely adorable. But her mouth kinda looked like that of Cinderella’s Stepmother (you know what I’m talking about). And literally, she would scan each item, and only put one item in each bag, then she would double sack it and carefully tie the handles together on the inner sack. And between items, she would thoughtfully consider which item to scan next. It was only a matter of time before I was going to commit a crime.
Finally, it was my turn, and I smiled kindly… and let the lady know that she could put ALL 3 of my small items in the SAME BAG. She looked at me, expressionless and said, ‘you don’t want me to do that, because your food item should never mingle with the non-food item.’ After realizing that I would be more likely to save time by agreeing than pushing it, I complied and thanked her for being so thoughtful and caring for my well-being. I tried hard to work up a fart to help expedite things, but I haven’t perfected my farting-on-demand skills, and was unsuccessful.
After paying, Lady Tremaine took a brief moment to outline my savings on the receipt, as well as educate me on their current sweepstakes.
Then it was over. And I fled the store.
As I sped back to work, I chowed down my bag of Combos, all the while thinking about what a disaster it could have been if my Combos had mingled in the same bag with my pantyliners. The results could have been so devastating.
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OMG that story made me laugh out loud!!
Oh people of Walmart! I have a few people that I got so annoyed with that now I look for them and won’t go in their lines. I’m also super picky and want to bag my own groceries because they are so bad about packing them.
OMG…If you are speaking of the Marshalltown Wal-Mart I have had the same lady!!! I have never come home with more plastic bags after buying a few items in my life!!!…LOL! You make me laugh outloud…Thanks!
If you shop at the 50158, i know who you are talking about! And I’ve thought the same thing.
I had to laugh…because I, too, sack non-food items in a separate sack from food items. I feel your pain, but somehow think your Combos would have been safe with all that extra padding! :o)
HA! Thankfully you love old people, or you might have flipped out on her….. i probably would have found myself another line… oh, wait, walmart only opens like 1 lane except for during black friday!
Bethany I have to tell you I love reading your blog!!!!!
Grandma had to get a job because Social Security is able to meet her bills. She was trying so hard for that next raise too!
OMG how I do appreciate your sense of humor!
OH MY!! You shop at the same Wal-Mart that I do… How can that be??
TOO FUNNY!!!!