Tuesday, January 21, 2014

No Patience Here!

      When I go grocery shopping, or any kind of shopping for that matter, if there is a do it yourself register open I make a beeline to it and ring up my stuff myself.  I hate waiting in line and have absolutely no patience for it at all.  Inevitably I always choose the wrong lane to steer my cart into and get behind someone that can’t seem to handle it, the blinking light goes on begging for assistance, and there I wait rolling my eyes wondering why.




        At my local Meijer store they offer not only the 10 items or less do it yourself lanes but also the no limit lanes where you can ring up your own groceries.  I am a very conscious shopper and never hit the 10 items or less line unless I have 10 items or less.  It is just plain rude to go to an express lane with a cart load of groceries.  I got in line behind this lady in the no limit line, happy to have only one person ahead of me.  She had a lot of groceries to scan, but then I did too.  The store was busy, but I was next so I figured I would be out of there in no time.


         She began ringing up her groceries much like anyone else except she stopped before every single item to check if she had a coupon and then to READ the label.  At one point she stopped ringing up her groceries completely, gazed around as if lost, and grabbed one of the tabloids that were on a rack beside the register and proceeded to READ it.   I was getting seriously annoyed.  I mean, REALLY??? Who does this?  Then she started ringing up her stuff again without buying the magazine.  At one point she had some sort of mystery fruit or vegetable in a plastic bag that even she didn’t seem to know what it was.   She looked around.  She looked at me and then she pushed the button to summon for assistance.  I could feel myself literally growing older as I stood there.  Assistance came more than once, and then she would continue ringing up her order.  In total the woman needed professional assistance 5 times.



          When she finally had rang up everything in her cart it was time for her to sort through her mountain of coupons.  This proved to be too much for her.  She must have overheated, because at this point she took off her coat.  Crawling up her back was a stink bug the size of a dime…in January!!!!  I was appalled and my kids freaked.  She was oblivious.  Over a half hour later from the time we took our place behind her in line, she gathered her receipt that was long enough to have the novel “Gone with the Wind” printed on it and went on her merry way.




         I honestly thought I would never get out of that store!  I rang up my purchases and paid in less than two minutes and happily escaped!  Self-serve registers are a convenience that I habitually enjoy, but this time in the space of a half hour I traveled all the way from sane to shit house crazy.  I know patience is a virtue, and after this experience I realize that I possess very little of it.




22 comments:

  1. Ha Ha!! WHat an experience. By the way what happened with the bug on her back?

    Anyway, I'd like a self service counter like that here as well...I don't think we do :( I think its pretty convenient!

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    1. myriadrainbowhues, that nasty bug was still climbing up her sweater as she left and put on her coat over it! LOL I love the self serve because I don't have to really wait. Most of the time the lines move much quicker than when you wait for a cashier to figure it out. There are usually lines a mile long at the lanes manned by cashiers. This was the only time I ever had to wait. I have never ever had to wait over thirty minutes on one person. That was just ridiculous. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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    1. Talya, I guess I could understand the stink bug thing if it was summer but it was January and colder than a witch's tit in the Klondike. They usually aren't about in the winter. LOL Oh boy. At any rate, it picked the perfect person to hang out on. She was completely oblivious. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  3. eek!! A stink bug in January?!! that's disgusting!!

    I see these folks too, who stand in the express lane when they have like 20 items to be scanned.
    one time in Target, in the express lane - the lady had 20 or more items!! And so, when the cahier asked her to move to the regular checkout counter - she argued by saying - "I have all small items. Its just like 10!"
    *eyeroll*
    Weirdos!!

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    1. pixie, I tell you, it takes all kinds!! LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  4. That was a hilarious read!! I can empathize with you. There are good days and then there are good days like these! :D

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    1. Shilpa, I am so pleased you enjoyed it!! Mama always said there would be days like this!! LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your fun comments! ♥

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  5. OMG Just reading all of that got onto my nerves. Some people, I tell you!!!

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    1. tulika, I am usually a pretty laid back go with the flow girl...but seriously this lady drove me bat shit crazy...and it took her forever!! LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  6. Oh yes... I have been in this condition too..and then there are those shoppers who at the last minute of check out (this is not self check out but actually assisted by professionals) will remember they forgot to pick up the bread from the bakery session, and then will rush to get that holding up everyone else ... sometimes such lines really are the patience testers... Loved that phrase .."Literally getting old standing there"

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    1. Shiva, I have been behind people like that too!!! LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  7. oh lol this cracked me up but I felt your frustration. The reason I laugh is because I've needed assistance off and on especially when the machine speaks to me and tells me a few fibs like this item has already been scanned when I know it hasn't. Bugs .. ugh.

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    1. Suzy, I hate it when the machine speaks to me!!! I always find myself arguing with it to the astonished stares of those nearby. LOLOLOLOLOL Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  8. I would have KILLED her. People are so self absorbed. I lose my patience VERY easily esp. when food shopping and get in a long line behind people who aren't being efficient. I'm sure the day will come when i'm on a fixed income and need to make every penny count with coupons but it drives me insane being behind an elderly person asking 10 million questions about sale items and why isn't it 2 for 1 like it says, etc etc etc. But the bug thing....OMG!

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    1. JoJo, I know what you mean. I could feel new grey hairs coming in. UGH. I am so pleased you stopped by and liked my post. Thank you so much! ♥

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  9. hahaha this was very funny. And I was there with you Kathy all this while standing in the line :D

    Richa

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    1. Richa, I am so pleased you enjoyed it!! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  10. That was funny.... seriously some people do know to get into our nerves... :D

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    1. Sheethal, they sure can!! LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  11. I try not to go to the store if I'm on a time schedule because I have absolutely no patience for that! I swear I felt my blood pressure rise as I read this :) The problem I have with the self-serve lanes is that invariable, I repeatedly get the message to put the item in the bag, even though I already did. Then I have to wait for a cashier to push a button so I can keep scanning. Playing a game on my phone in line helps to distract me (distraction is my substitute for patience!)

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    1. jannatwrites, I really wasn't on a time schedule. It was just a normal weekend. The story was busy and usually I am a pretty patient person but this lady was ridiculous! You make me laugh because I am that lady that is arguing with the machine. LOLOLOLOL Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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