On Oct 10, 11:05*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I picked up to items at the grocery store and went to one of the three
> express checkout lines, and chose this one because there was only one
> person at it, and she was all rung up and in the process of paying. Five
> minutes later I was wondering if I should change lanes or stay there and
> witness the spectacle. I opted to stay because of the entertainment value..
>
> The woman's bill was $11.86, which I remember because I heard it so many
> times as she counted out her change. * Her purse wasn't that big and
> didn't seem to have that many compartments, but it was stuffed with
> crap, and, it seems, there was a lot of change in it.
>
> First she got a Toonie and a Loonie, a few quarters,some nickels, dimes
> and pennies. *She gives up counting it and asks the cashier to do it,
> but she's only up to about four and a half bucks. *So she rummaged
> around and puled out another handful of small coins, and the cashier had
> to start all over. *Then the woman rummaged around and pulled out
> another handful of mixed coins. This went on and on, with this woman
> pulling out 50-60 cents at a time until she finally had enough.
>
> I was tempted to say something but, despite her normal appearance, this
> woman was obviously not quite right. *When the woman finally left I
> congratulated the cashier for keeping her cool and told her that I
> figured that my total would be under $10 and I had $20 bill ready to pay.

thats rather harsh of you isn't it?