Yesterday, I helped my mom with running errands. The last one on the list was a grocery run. I had been up since 4 am, had not eaten, had put in a frustrating day at work, and by 3pm was pretty beat.
The grocery store was undergoing renovations, so nothing was where it normally was. Most of the employees really did try to be helpful, but even they could not find some things, such as canned green beans, and vanilla extract. (Mom really wanted peppermint, but I figured if I could find the vanilla, the peppermint should be close by.)
I don't know if it was a school holiday, or what, but it seemed that everybody but me in there had at least 2-3 very young children tagging along, running up and down the aisles, and shrieking as loud as the could. --Have I mentioned I'm allergic to children?--
I finally found as much as I possibly could that was on her list, and picked my way through the obstacle course to the checkout where everything went ok UNTIL...the bagger decided it would be a good idea to put toilet bowl cleaner in the same bag with the produce.
In my (loud) "Teacher Voice" I let him know that toilet cleaner does NOT go in the same bag with food. I finished the bagging myself, and got out of there. (I usually do bag my own stuff, but won't refuse if somebody else offers.)
In retrospect, yes, I was probably a bit sucky. Would I do it again? Yes, but maybe not so loudly. I did not want to get the kid in trouble with the management, but he did need to know that chemicals and foodstuffs in the same bag is generally NOT acceptable.
The grocery store was undergoing renovations, so nothing was where it normally was. Most of the employees really did try to be helpful, but even they could not find some things, such as canned green beans, and vanilla extract. (Mom really wanted peppermint, but I figured if I could find the vanilla, the peppermint should be close by.)
I don't know if it was a school holiday, or what, but it seemed that everybody but me in there had at least 2-3 very young children tagging along, running up and down the aisles, and shrieking as loud as the could. --Have I mentioned I'm allergic to children?--
I finally found as much as I possibly could that was on her list, and picked my way through the obstacle course to the checkout where everything went ok UNTIL...the bagger decided it would be a good idea to put toilet bowl cleaner in the same bag with the produce.
In my (loud) "Teacher Voice" I let him know that toilet cleaner does NOT go in the same bag with food. I finished the bagging myself, and got out of there. (I usually do bag my own stuff, but won't refuse if somebody else offers.)
In retrospect, yes, I was probably a bit sucky. Would I do it again? Yes, but maybe not so loudly. I did not want to get the kid in trouble with the management, but he did need to know that chemicals and foodstuffs in the same bag is generally NOT acceptable.
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