I went to Publix during lunch to pick up a sandwich, and at check out, three cashier lines were open. Two, including the express, had about three people each, while one had just one person, who was just completing having her items rung up. I picked that line.
Even though this was the shortest line, it did not mean in any way that it was the fastest. The woman was probably in her fifties, although she looked about eighty due to years of heavy smoking and drinking, I think. She had to chat about her dogs with the cashier, talk about how she takes care of them, think about how she was going to pay for her groceries, etc. Plus, when she finally did finish up, she had the cashier give her some extra plastic grocery bags, probably to clean up the dog mess when she walks them. She took about a dozen of them. Meanwhile, the two previously mentioned lines had already finished up with their customers by the time my turn came along.
By this time, three other people had piled up behind me, while dog woman didn't care. You just want to smack these people, and mention how she's one of the reasons the grocery bills are going up since she probably always gets free bags on check out. If she did that on this visit, she does it on every visit.
Even though this was the shortest line, it did not mean in any way that it was the fastest. The woman was probably in her fifties, although she looked about eighty due to years of heavy smoking and drinking, I think. She had to chat about her dogs with the cashier, talk about how she takes care of them, think about how she was going to pay for her groceries, etc. Plus, when she finally did finish up, she had the cashier give her some extra plastic grocery bags, probably to clean up the dog mess when she walks them. She took about a dozen of them. Meanwhile, the two previously mentioned lines had already finished up with their customers by the time my turn came along.
By this time, three other people had piled up behind me, while dog woman didn't care. You just want to smack these people, and mention how she's one of the reasons the grocery bills are going up since she probably always gets free bags on check out. If she did that on this visit, she does it on every visit.
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