A Knack for such things...

Welcome to my blog!  Today I will be discussing my special knack...my uncanny ability to look for and get in line at what looks like THE SHORTEST, FASTEST moving line in the store...only to have it come to a screeching halt when I get into that line.  Seriously.  I have wised up and actually eyed carts in the express lane (if I know I have 20 items or less) to determine BEFOREHAND if I should get into that line, because the person who has 30 items in the express line should be shot, IMHO.  I look before I leap, I try to pay attention.  But my gift to myself is to get behind people who either...argue the price, or have family members who show up right at check out with an extra 25 items (in the express lane, no less) or the ones who gets up there, apparently the total is too much, so then they start picking and choosing what to have them void...finally get it down to like $27.00 and then they hand the cashier a $50 dollar bill.  Uhhh??  And then there is the 18 month old who can't say more than 3 or 4 words...but one of those words is "pop"...and the child throws a fit, literally acts like a junkie, has a full fledged tantrum on the floor by my feet, kicking me while his cold pop is placed at the end of the order (along with the 25 other things added by the boyfriend in the express line, no less)...finally the Mom (who speaks little English) has the clerk scan the pop and opens it up so that the 18 month old can have the whole bottle of the MOUNTAIN DEW, and then proceeds to pay with WICK.  How did I ever get this knack for such things...I have no idea.  If you ever see me in line at a store, pray that you aren't in the same check out lane as me...I have this knack for making the line come to a screeching halt.  It is my own personal detection system that I am unaware of until it is too late. 

Comments

[Deb L]

You know what it is? A sign that you need to slow down a bit once in a while. *wink*

What I wish is that the registers in those "10 items or less" lanes would actually be unable to ring up an 11th item. muahahahahaha!

I don't know why people who have a set $ amount to spend on their purchase, don't take a calculator or notepad and keep a running total as they put things in their cart. It's NOT that hard.

I just try to put on a Zen Mind when I go to the store so I don't feel postal by the time I leave.