So last weekend Diane and I stopped at the “big Y” which is a grocery store chain in New England. Frankly, I think that is an awful name for a grocery store, nothing like Super Fresh, Giant or Shop Rite. All of those names have you imagine you are at some grocery nirvana or something. Even a name like Genardi’s or Redner’s has you feeling like you are shopping at a family owned grocery. On the other hand the “Big Y” just has me feeling a bit confused…But I digress, we were picking up a few items and headed for the express lane. Our Cart had 4 bottles of Jones Soda, 3 bottles of water, a bag of cookies and a chocolate bar. (road trip food)
Now I knew we were well under the “12 items or less” guideline for the express lane, but I was curious as to how Grocery math worked. Basically does this count as 4 items, or 9 items ? So I asked the kindly young woman who was checking us out, as Dianne was bagging. She looked me dead in the eye, and in a scary voice said to me, “ Honestly, I don’t care. I ring up what they put in front of me.”
Well, alrighty then. I paid the young lady, afraid at this point that she might jump across the check out lane and beat me to a pulp.
My brothers and sisters in the DCCOD did beat me to a pulp tonight. Three little efforts, and I basically got my ass kicked all night. You take the good with the bad. I could have done without spiking myself in the ground during the second effort. There I go again writing checks that neither my talent or my skills can cash. Lot of work to do, lot of work to do...
Perhaps more important was the DCCoD post practice meal at our favorite cross watering hole: El JEFE !
why yes that is Rotten ROBERT giving everyone the metal sign in the background.
Jeb takes the conservtive route with a burrito:
Rob also know as Scooter, never takes the conservative route when dealing with food.
His feats of eating are amazing and must been seen to be believed.
respect
faticus
6 comments:
It counts as 9 items. That means that when you work the express lane and nasty old lady comes by with 35million cans of cat food that are all the same size and shape but different prices so you have to ring them up separately and the lady smells like cat piss you have the right to be as rude as you possibly can without getting fired. (that means no punching, slapping strangling, or spitting on the customer)
-sorry bad memories of my five year stint in Weis Markets as a cashier.
So, you videotape your friends eating. Wow. I hope no one ever videotapes me eating. I can suck a Dunkin Donut down in 4 bites and the same for a McD's cheeseburger.
Your post made me hungry.
In Utah there is a grocery chain called
REAMS
The sell western wear as well, I refuse to buy food there.
Jebbagger definitely reminds me of Cousin Itt of Adams Family fame. Both in hairstyle and expressiveness of communications.
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Definitely 9 items. Count the UPC's that need to be scanned. Now at Home Depot, if you get 10 2x4's that'll count as 1 item since they only have to scan 1. However, there's no express lane at Home Depot, so that's kinda moot.
Jay
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