Express line etiquette?

[Reg]

What is an Idiot?

If you need to ask... etc.

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[Chuck52]

What is an Idiot?

That other guy.

Chuck

 

[rekees4300]

Someone that tries to buy beer at an Indiana grocery store on Sunday! :laughing:

Someone who passes a law making it illegal to buy beer at an Indiana grocery store on Sunday.

 

[Bird]

What is so "Speshul" about people who can't organize their lives well enough to get everything all at once at the store - so they need a separate "express" line because they need to come every other day for the few items they "duhh, forgot" ?

They are catering to idiots, why do we have to put up with that anyway ?

Once a week, full cart, make it worth the trip, one priority.

Here's a sign for the store front;
DON'T COME IN HERE FOR FEWER THAN FIFTEEN ITEMS.
GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.

Are you as old as I am? I can remember when my parents never went in a grocery store more than once a week. Of course they also never bought flour or sugar in a smaller container than a 25# bag or canned goods in less than a 24 can case because they got a volume discount in the 1940s.

And when my wife and I lived in the west end of Navarro County on 10 acrres, 20 miles from town, I might have only gone to town once a month, although my wife usually went with a neighbor friend about once a week.

But now we're in town, . . . and organizing has nothing to do with it, but there's seldom a day goes by that I don't go to Walmart. It's barely over 2 miles, if I'm going to go for a walk, I'd rather do it in the air-conditioned comfort of the store, one of the greeters is a friend with whom I like to visit, so I pick up a few items that my wife has on her list. Rarely do I buy more than 10 items at a time, and it's more frequently less, such as the 4 items I bought this morning.:laughing:

 

[brin]

See Bird you are in the big city, a big city guy, around here the retired guys sit on a bench in front of the local country store all day and scope everyone out who walks in to the store - it is a hoot to watch them but they don't get any excercise...they just lurk and watch. I have ofter wondered what in the world they could think to talk about all day long on that wooden bench...????

 

[jayste]

See Bird you are in the big city, a big city guy, around here the retired guys sit on a bench in front of the local country store all day and scope everyone out who walks in to the store - it is a hoot to watch them but they don't get any excercise...they just lurk and watch. I have ofter wondered what in the world they could think to talk about all day long on that wooden bench...????

Poltics' & whittlin'.....only one of which is allowed here!

 

[RobertN]

Cause we like fresh stuff. If we are not getting it right out of the garden, we are getting fresh stuff from the store every couple of days. We do not use much frozen stuff(at least vegetables), and even less canned stuff.

And, one of my firefighter buddies usually works the Express line... Volunteer working on his Paramedic certs so he can go full time...

Turn it around the other way;
What is so "Speshul" about people who can't organize their lives well enough to get everything all at once at the store - so they need a separate "express" line because they need to come every other day for the few items they "duhh, forgot" ?

They are catering to idiots, why do we have to put up with that anyway ?

Once a week, full cart, make it worth the trip, one priority.

Here's a sign for the store front;
DON'T COME IN HERE FOR FEWER THAN FIFTEEN ITEMS.
GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.

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[Bird]

See Bird you are in the big city, a big city guy, around here the retired guys sit on a bench in front of the local country store all day and scope everyone out who walks in to the store - it is a hoot to watch them but they don't get any excercise...they just lurk and watch. I have ofter wondered what in the world they could think to talk about all day long on that wooden bench...????

Yep, I'm a city guy now, but I grew up in little towns, or out in the country near little towns, so I'm still a bit familiar with those little country stores.:laughing:

 

[jayste]

Yep, I'm a city guy now, but I grew up in little towns, or out in the country near little towns, so I'm still a bit familiar with those little country stores.:laughing:

Bird, do you mean the kind that had a front porch, a creaky screen door, ceiling fans, no airconditioning, a meat market, wooden floor and a pile of "ticket" books to write down your charges in?

 

[brin]

Yep, I'm a city guy now, but I grew up in little towns, or out in the country near little towns, so I'm still a bit familiar with those little country stores.:laughing:

OK Bird, then tell me what do those old guys on the wooden bench talk about ?

I mean, as folks walk into the store they stare at each and every person...I have lived here all my life almost and they still stare at me...I guess to talk about have I changed or gained weight or lost weight..I kind of feel sorry for them but I always wondered what they saw in wasting away what time they have left sitting on that old bench every day...day in and day out ? Sad and curious way to while away their golden years isn't it ? Same old guys by the way day in and day out...

 

[MossRoad]

Someone who passes a law making it illegal to buy beer at an Indiana grocery store on Sunday.

We elected them. That makes us Hoosiers them.

 

[Transit]

How about a checkout for 3 items, 7 items, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and so on? That would make everyone happy.
What about the Lunk heads that go from store to store to save 5 cents on sale and burn $15 in gas?

 

[MossRoad]

OK Bird, then tell me what do those old guys on the wooden bench talk about ?

I mean, as folks walk into the store they stare at each and every person...I have lived here all my life almost and they still stare at me...I guess to talk about have I changed or gained weight or lost weight..I kind of feel sorry for them but I always wondered what they saw in wasting away what time they have left sitting on that old bench every day...day in and day out ? Sad and curious way to while away their golden years isn't it ? Same old guys by the way day in and day out...

You might think they are looking at you, but they are really just waiting for the women folk to walk by. :laughing:

 

[Bird]

OK Bird, then tell me what do those old guys on the wooden bench talk about ?

The weather.
Old memories of how things used to be.
Memories of friends passed.
What they know, or think of, the people coming and going.

 

[Bird]

What about the Lunk heads that go from store to store to save 5 cents on sale and burn $15 in gas?

Depending on how much they actually save and how much gas they burn and how much they enjoy visting and shopping in the different places, they may, or may not, be lunk heads.:laughing:

We used to visit my wife's parents in Princeton, WV, and on the one day of the week that the newspaper ran all the grocery store ads, I used to go with my father-in-law grocery shopping, after he checked all the ads, and we had to hit all 4 supermarkets in that town. But if you're familiar with Princeton, it really didn't involve any "out of the way" driving.:laughing:

 

[Egon]

I can remember when my parents never went in a grocery store more than once a week.

Yes I can remember those days. It would be an excessively large order if more than 10 items were bought!:thumbsup:

During winter months it may have been once per month and that was with a horse team and sleigh.

 

[300UGUY]

Cause we like fresh stuff. If we are not getting it right out of the garden, we are getting fresh stuff from the store every couple of days. We do not use much frozen stuff(at least vegetables), and even less canned stuff.

And, one of my firefighter buddies usually works the Express line... Volunteer working on his Paramedic certs so he can go full time...

I think shopping habits have changed. People now are shopping for fresher foods, in smaller amounts. We go to some produce shops, you can get better fruit and veggies than Wall Mart, and usually cheaper. We go to Wallmart & a local chain for some stuff.

 

[Egon]

Someone that tries to buy beer at an Indiana grocery store on Sunday! :laughing:

You got to look at this both ways Moss.

The fellar buying Beer figures those responsible for the Sunday store closure are Idiots!

The fellows responsible for the Sunday closure figure the Beer drinker is an Idiot!

Now we have a conundrum. Who`s the Idiot:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[two_bit_score]

I have the answer!

We have the state police and local LEO's stand by the checkout to write tickets for those who break the rule. If they can do seatbelts, surely this wouldn't take too much time

There are a whole lot of them who would prefer to do that than actually work for a living.

 

[MossRoad]

You got to look at this both ways Moss.

The fellar buying Beer figures those responsible for the Sunday store closure are Idiots!

The fellows responsible for the Sunday closure figure the Beer drinker is an Idiot!

Now we have a conundrum. Who`s the Idiot:laughing::laughing::laughing:

I guess it depends on how much beer was consumed before the pondering began. :laughing: