getting up at 5 am to go wait in line at best buy for a bargain - Page 3

Clodfobble · 12-19-2006, 08:52 PM

Crazy thing happened at the checkout line of the grocery store just today. Most of the lines were open and busy, but the line next to me happened to be closed. This old woman shuffled up with her cart, looking distracted but not senile or anything, and after seeing how long my line was chose instead to go to the register next to me. She seemed completely oblivious to the fact that no one was running it, and began loading her groceries onto the conveyor belt. After giving her ample time to just let her realize her mistake on her own, I finally went over and pointed out that no one was working that register. She shrugged and said, "Honey, if I just wait here long enough they'll send someone over eventually." And she meant it. She sat there, paging through magazines, and was still waiting when I left.

Undertoad · 12-19-2006, 09:02 PM

As I sat at the wrong register 4 people deep tonight, I pondered what it would take for me to abandon my cart. The math was all wrong.

10 minutes to wait.

Versus 10 minutes to drive to the next market. 45 more minutes to fill another cart. 5 minutes to check out.

lumberjim · 12-19-2006, 09:29 PM

yeah, jay's full of shit....in my opinion.

Flint · 12-19-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JayMcGee

have already been banned from several local supermarkets for walking off and leaving full trolleys in the overlong till queues.

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

The math was all wrong.

10 minutes to wait.

Versus 10 minutes to drive to the next market. 45 more minutes to fill another cart. 5 minutes to check out.

Right, you gotta get some satisfaction at least, like overturning the whole cart full of groceries right there in the middle of the floor, wait for a manager to show up and then spit in his face, walk to your car and casually drive off, as a gaggle of angry employees charge into a delayed reaction, racing into the parking lot, beating on your windows and vociferously demanding something unspecified, as you skip to the chillest track on your favorite Steely Dan CD and fire up a big fat joint. What is this town coming to?

Aliantha · 12-19-2006, 09:46 PM

I think the correct way to go would have been to just wheel the cart out of the store if the queue was that long. I'm sure they'd have been pretty quick to serve at that point.

kerosene · 12-20-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Right, you gotta get some satisfaction at least, like overturning the whole cart full of groceries right there in the middle of the floor, wait for a manager to show up and then spit in his face, walk to your car and casually drive off, as a gaggle of angry employees charge into a delayed reaction, racing into the parking lot, beating on your windows and vociferously demanding something unspecified, as you skip to the chillest track on your favorite Steely Dan CD and fire up a big fat joint. What is this town coming to?

Sounds like a scene out of a movie. Were you a screenwriter in the 80's, Flint?

SteveDallas · 12-20-2006, 07:12 PM

" . . . starring Christopher Walken . . "

DanaC · 12-21-2006, 11:19 AM

what's with the ten minute wait at the checkout? I've waited way longer than ten minutes before now when the store's full.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2006, 10:25 PM

Screw the math, if they piss me off, I'll even leave it on the belt. There is no price for abuse.

But 9 times out of 10, it's the shoppers rather than the store, screwing up.

12-19-2006, 09:29 PM	#33
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, jay's full of shit....in my opinion. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-19-2006, 09:46 PM	#35
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I think the correct way to go would have been to just wheel the cart out of the store if the queue was that long. I'm sure they'd have been pretty quick to serve at that point. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-21-2006, 10:25 PM	#39
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Screw the math, if they piss me off, I'll even leave it on the belt. There is no price for abuse. But 9 times out of 10, it's the shoppers rather than the store, screwing up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-19-2006, 08:52 PM	#31
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Crazy thing happened at the checkout line of the grocery store just today. Most of the lines were open and busy, but the line next to me happened to be closed. This old woman shuffled up with her cart, looking distracted but not senile or anything, and after seeing how long my line was chose instead to go to the register next to me. She seemed completely oblivious to the fact that no one was running it, and began loading her groceries onto the conveyor belt. After giving her ample time to just let her realize her mistake on her own, I finally went over and pointed out that no one was working that register. She shrugged and said, "Honey, if I just wait here long enough they'll send someone over eventually." And she meant it. She sat there, paging through magazines, and was still waiting when I left.

12-19-2006, 09:02 PM	#32
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	As I sat at the wrong register 4 people deep tonight, I pondered what it would take for me to abandon my cart. The math was all wrong. 10 minutes to wait. Versus 10 minutes to drive to the next market. 45 more minutes to fill another cart. 5 minutes to check out.

12-20-2006, 07:12 PM	#37
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	" . . . starring Christopher Walken . . "

12-21-2006, 11:19 AM	#38
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	what's with the ten minute wait at the checkout? I've waited way longer than ten minutes before now when the store's full.

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