If I don't like Wal-Mart, why do I always go?
The other day, I was waiting in the 20 items or less line (yes, Susan, I know that it should be 20 items or fewer, but c'mon, this is Wal Mart) and the woman in front of me had a FULL cart of 50 or more items.
This is one of the unforgivables in my book, right up there with peeing on the seat in public restrooms. There's simply no reason to cannonball through the express line so you can get through faster, but everyone has to wait for your ass. Seriously, unless your transportation says Air Force One on it, you ain't important enough to do that.
Not only was I peeved that this woman was wheeling her monthly groceries through the express line, but what came next was SO much worse. She didn't have enough cash on her to pay for both her groceries and her cigarettes, so she made her little kid put back all the cereal in the cart so she could get enough of the cheap, Wal-Marty brand of cigarettes.
Seriously. The kid went without cereal so momma could have a smoke. And trust me, that cereal was the healthiest thing in the cart.
And then the mom starts telling the cashier how she's making such a sacrifice by going for the Wal-Marty brand cigarettes rather than her regular Marlboros.
Ugh. I would rather she have peed on the seat.
Posted by Jen at October 12, 2006 9:14 AMI just can't shop at Wal-Mart anymore. I know it isn't only in Wal-Mart where people get in the express line with too many items but it just seems every time I go to Wal-Mart there is a check line problem and I get SO annoyed. So I just stay away.
Posted by: susan at October 12, 2006 9:53 AMI watched the first episode of "30 Rock" the other night. The opening scene was Tina Fey's character in a long line at a NY hot dog stand. Some guy cuts to the front of the line and she goes off on him and then buys all the hot dogs so he can't have any and gives them away free to the "good" people. That would have made me think of you if your blog entry had occured before that.
Sadly, that was the only good scene of the show. I will be like Susan at a Wal-Mart and not return to that show.