Crazy Shopping Day…
Have you been out shopping? I drove down the hill today to pick up some chicken base, so while I was at it I figured I might as well do a little grocery shopping. I remembered I wanted to bake some Blackberry Bliss Bars — they looked so good — so I needed some coconut as well.
First I stopped in at Cost U Less (I love that store), for the chicken base. It seemed like everything was on sale. I walked in the door expecting to buy three items and ended up spending $75. I can’t believe how expensive everything has gotten. I saw they had chips on sale 2 for $5, I thought to myself, “that’s more like it.” Only to find out when I opened one that they’re only 9 oz. I couldn’t believe it! Guess we won’t be eating chips unless I make them at home.
On the way out of the store, there was a woman going through the boxes stacked up in front of the store. I was putting away my receipt in my purse, while walking out of the store and accidentally ran over the woman’s toe. I told her I was sorry and kept walking. She got all ticked off, acting like a jerk. I don’t know what else she wanted me to do — I said I was sorry. I sure wasn’t going to kiss it for her.
Then I went to Save Mart. Big mistake. I had to get coconut and they didn’t have it at Cost U Less. I went down the aisle where the baking items are and the only coconut on the shelf was their store brand and I wanted the real deal — Baker’s — I think it tastes better. There was a sign that said more coconut could be found at the front of the store.
So, I walk around, and around these little islands they have set up at the front of the store but I’m not finding any coconut. I asked a stock boy to help me, he turned around, then met up with some co-workers and I was a distant memory. I asked another person’s help and they ignored me outright.
At the checkout counter, I told the cashier about not being able to find the coconut and you’d have thought I was invisible. It was really strange. So, as I was leaving the store, I asked another cashier where I could find a manager. She finally put me in touch with some — I don’t believe he was a manager but he said he was. I told him what had happened and I kid you not, his eyes just glazed over.
I ended with … “that is why I won’t be shopping here any more” and walked out. He never said a word.
It went downhill from there.
I promised the hubby I would stop at KFC for a bucket of chicken. I left my son to wait for it while I went to Price Co. for the coconut. Bad mistake. I was getting frazzled by this time. There were cars everywhere, so I slipped in between them all to park but I didn’t quite make it into the spot. I was in fact parked almost diagonal. Some guy took me to task about it. He quipped that I should slow down.
Well, I’ll spare you the details, let’s just say he didn’t have anything else to say to me after I told him to mind his own business…
By this time, I’m in a foul mood. Everyone else is in a foul mood. Merry Christmas. If this is how things are out there NOW, what are they going to be like in a couple of weeks? I know I won’t be venturing out again any time soon. It will come in the mail (thank you Amazon!) or I don’t need it.
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