Musing from a Southeast Market

I needed to go to my local Safeway to get some foods stuffs and with my little basket I enter the 15 items or less line. Then I notice that the couple in front of me is buying 5 large bottles of Crisco vegetable oil—and that’s it! While my mind was reeling with snap judgments and the beginnings of inappropriate theories, it got better. They pulled out a raincheck! Not only did they buy 5 large bottles of vegetable oil, but they planned to do it once but were rebuffed and then made a special trip later to complete the purchase. Bargain bulk vegetable oil. Awesome.

Red, are rainchecks in your coupon mom arsenal?

Then as I placed my groceries on the conveyer belt I heard the check out girl say, “Ouch, what is that?” I reply, “Ya, that’s an artichoke, it has thorns.” Granted I’ve been lucky enough to experience a variety of foods in my lifetime, but c’mon man, you work in a grocery store! Artichokes aren’t THAT exotic. I guess the worldly and sophisticated clerks are across the street at the Harris Teeter.