DAILY RAMBLINGS....Day Four

January 18th....’DAILY RAMBLINGS’ 

           Day Four

What is with people in stores these days?  I go to the store purchase what I need.  It’s a get in and get out situation.  In fact my husband and I each get a shopping cart and each split the list so we each pick up different items.  We pick a designated area which to meet when done.  It’s generally at a location that is not high traffic in the store. There are days I wonder about people.  The other day as I stood waiting for my husband near the ice refrigerator a woman asked me to move.  I said sorry I’ll let you get ice. She replied she did not want ice but wanted to see if there was anything on sale in the case. I though lady it says on a sign in big letters ICE. 

That’s all that’s in this refrigerator case. What was she expecting to find inside besides ice a can of soup? You’d think I was hiding something from her.  A few moments later another person asked me to move she wanted to see what’s in the case. I said to this woman it’s ice and she said well maybe there’s something else in there. I realized that people get upset over fact they may miss something on special at the store but the ice refrigerator never has anything inside but ice.  Of course I believe these are the same people who block the aisles as they stand to talk with another person they encounter.  I hate how their carts are in the way and you ask them politely to move so you can get past them.  Grocery store aisles  are not the place to hold a gabfest.  There are times I just hate grocery shopping.  What is even more frustrating are those who do not have the store rewards cards ready to hand over.  They searched their purse sometimes dumping everything out to find it. Why don’t they have it ready when they are in the checkout line.  I carry mine in my pocket and hand it over first thing.  Is it just me or do you feel like screaming sometimes in the store?  The best laugh I had was on Christmas Eve. I had gone out specially to get a sale on Christmas candy. I knew from experience on Christmas Eve it was reduced.  I planned to get it for the luncheon I planned to attend Christmas Day.  The items were on a table as you went into the store.  One woman for some reason was taking cell phone pictures of the candy.   Why doing this was beyond my comprehension.  Another individual was crawling under the table looking through boxes stored there.  I found what I wanted leaving them to do whatever it was they were doing.  As I stood in the checkout line the photo taker was talking on her cell phone.  I heard the reason she took the photos.  I heard her tell the person on the other end of the phone she planned to hit the other grocery store to compare the candy prices. Good luck I thought; hope the other store had a sale. 

If you observe people like I do at times you’ll find it amusing.  Some days they make my day.  Later this morning I need to venture out to the grocery store.  My list ready; my husband’s list ready. What will we encounter today at the store?  Only time will tell but I think I’ll wait for him today near the beer aisle and see how many will ask me to moved just to look at the beer; just in case I’m blocking something on sale. 

Until tomorrow....happy Saturday.