In article >,
"Paul M. Cook" > wrote:

> Yep. I never get behind an older person. They always

That's pretty grandiose.

> want to talk endlessly to the cashier. They will wait until
> everything is bagged up before they even begin to reach for their
> checkbooks.

Sure - they're likely watching to see that the correct price rings up.

> Then they take forever to write the check and just
> before writing the dollar amount they ask for something to be put
> back. Then they say "I changed my mind, I want the low fat milk
> instead" and then there is always something else.

Always? Jeepers.

> ---->>> It can take a long time to get one of them through. It's all for attention
> I am sure.

That's pretty presumptuous of you.

> I also never shop during the first few days of the month during the day as
> all the welfare recipients are their cashing their checks and fumbling with
> food stamps that seem to require 2 clerks and a manager to process.
>
> I shop at night, usually after 11:00pm. Usually I can escape relatively
> unscathed.

That's what the stores want ‹ a happy customer. So you'll keep coming
back for more entertainment. :-)

> Paul

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