Monday, November 28, 2005

10 items or less or No Shop Shaw's

i was standing behind a women in the express checkout at Shaw's supermarket today. this women was about 65, had a fur trimmed coat and make-up on. she was slack faced and dumb as a stone. i know this because i, unfortunately had to stand behind her for a good fifteen minutes while she made a mess of cashing out. first, she tried to use a Sierra Mist coupon to buy Coke. it was a Shaw's issued coupon that clearly stated (i could see it from where i was standing) that it was good for $1 OFF Sierra Mist. so, the women GRUNTS and the cashier asks if she wants to get the Sierra Mist. the dumbell women asks "what kind soda is(sic throughout)?" so, the cashier tells her it's like Sprite and the woman says, "Well, for one dollah, i try it". hmmmm, i think. so, cashier sends bagger to get the 12 pack of Sierra Mist. then the cashier rings up a super large bottle of Coffemate and the old dumbell sees it rings in at $3.19. "No. only one-ninety-nine!" cashier checks sale paper and doesn't see it. sends bagger to check the shelf. the woman behind me says, "i'm going to kill her!" and i wasn't entirely sure if she meant the oldie or the cashier. I want to kill the old woman myself. bagger comes back and says that someone dropped a sale tag on the same SHELF as the Coffemate but it's not on sale. cashier asks if the old dumbell if she wants the Coffemate. "how much?" cashier says, "$3.19". the woman says okay, she'd buy it.
now the cashier has finally rung up the order and gives the old bat a total of $11 and change. "why dat?", asks Bat. cashier tells her, adding that the Sierra Mist was $3.99. "No, one dollar. i have de coupon". "no", explains the cashier, "the coupon is for $1 OFF." "oh. i no want it den." the woman behind me says even louder than before, "I'M GOING TO KILL HER!" and now it is clear to me she wants to kill the old woman and come to think of it SO DID I! cashier has to void the soda. pages for someone to come over to do a void. pages again and, one more time. finally someone comes over. the lady behind the lady behind me groans and looks very angry. i shoot daggers at the old woman who pays no attention and just stands around, slack jawed and oblivious. cashier now tells her her order comes to $7 and change. woman pays WITH A FIFTY DOLLAR BILL...cheap fucking daughter-of-a-bitch won't buy a $3.99 cas of soda because it costs too much but she pays with a stinkin' fifty. woman behind the woman behind that woman says, "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING?" so now, the 3 of us and the cashier are fucking pissed. we really, really want to see this woman drawn and quartered. i want to bash her over the head with her supersize Coffemate and ram the damn Sierra's down her throat. finally, the bitch-bat pays, takes her bag over to an empty register line and CHECKS OVER THE SLIP! the cashier had put the Coke and Mist on that register's belt to get them out of the way. dingbat, packs up her bags and TAKES THE FUCKING UNPAID FOR SIERRA MIST and puts it in her carriage and walks out. cashier sees and runs over to get her manager and tells her the woman just stole the soda. manager DOES NOTHING! i finally check out and tell the manager that i just spent an eternity waiting for that woman to check out and "you let her get away with stealing the soda." she mumbles. i say, "you should give each of us a case of soda." no response. i am seriously thinking of writing a letter to Shaw's to tell them that i don't appreciate paying higher prices for groceries because that let damn fools steal from them right under their nose and they do NOTHING. oh, i saw the damn Bat get into a car in the parking lot. it was a Lexus.

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