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I wanted her to have a bad day. She was so oblivious it was
maddening.
I had picked up a package of Reuben flavored potato chips. Son,
Steve, loves Reubens so I picked up a bag to give to him. I had only
come in for milk and now had brioche, broken eggs, and chips so I
figured it was time to check out.
There is only one lane that has a human to help you check out at
Aldi’s. That line was long and my new nemesis was standing there. I
opted to check out on my own. I chose unwisely.
I picked up the bag of potato chips to scan them, and for some
reason the bag exploded. It sounded like a gunshot. It echoed
throughout the store and Reuben flavored potato chips flew
everywhere. Let me tell you this about that……you may think there are
too few employees in a store until a shot is fired and then they
emerge around you like the flying monkeys in “The Wizard of Oz”.
I about had a heart attack when the bag exploded. I almost had
another one when people surrounded me with fear and suspicion. I
stood there with windswept hair, potato chips on my head, shoulders,
and coat. I literally had tears and was blabbering away about how
sorry I was and I was scared.
Once the employees figured it was a bag of chips and not a gun or
bomb, they disappeared as quickly as they materialized. It was kind
of spooky. One young employee took my limp bag of chip crumbs and
told me to go get another bag. I told him I didn’t want another bag.
He told me I had to get another bag. People were still watching. I
dutifully hung my head, did the walk of shame across the entire
store for another bag. Head still down, I trudged back and gingerly
scanned the bag and gently placed it in my brown paper sack.
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I just wanted to go home. I couldn’t get the register to take my
card. The store had replaced the receptacle thingy, and I couldn’t
get the card in. I “timed out” and had to start everything over
again.
John A Simone, Sr., “If you’re in a bad situation, don’t worry it’ll
change. If you’re in a good situation, don’t worry it’ll change.”
I was frantic. Finally, a nice young man came from behind me, gently
took the card out of my hand, put it in the right way and my
groceries were paid for.
“Your Momma raised you right. Thank you.” I said to him with tears
in my eyes.
“I do enjoy life, I really do. Especially if I wake up the next
day.” Elizabeth Taylor.
L. Maxine McQueen may be contacted at
maxmac.1@juno.com
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