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Living one awkward moment after another.
Awkward Moment #3
So, I walked into the grocery story to pick up a few items. I brought some coupons Now, I’m not perfect, but I know the types of characters that work the register line. Sometimes they’re teenagers, sometimes they’re retirees, and sometimes there’s something missing. I walk into a line where their is something missing with the woman working the register. I am 100% cordial. ”Hi, how are ya?” We continue to pass some pleasantries until I pass her my coupons. She has apparently been caused some anxiety over coupons in the past. She asked me to find all my items that I’m using coupons for and put them aside. So I find my cheese, I find my cereal, and I find my 3 taco extravaganza items. She starts to scan. Coupons are working without any problems. This is going to be a great coupon experience for my little scanner. And then she reads the taco coupon. She mis-reads the coupon and tells me that I need 2 taco shell kits in order for my coupon to work. It probably didn’t help that I mistakenly grabbed an el paso salsa instead of ortega. I see my mistake and run to get an ortega salsa and quickly get back in line. Here’s where things get a bit awkward… I try to explain what the coupon says. She seems stubborn. I’m still very cordial. From afar, a manager, we’ll call him Dick, senses my frustration and comes over. Dick takes a look at the coupon and reprimands the scanner…quite loudly and rudely. AWKWARD! I was not making a stink. I probably would have eventually told her that I read the coupon wrong and paid for everything without a coupon. But Dick comes in and starts raising hell. I know I should have said something to Dick, but I just wanted the get out of there. She scans the coupon and VOILA it worked! Unfortunately, both the scanner and I felt extremely uncomfortable for the remainder of my shopping experience. The tacos were delicious. Photo attribution: Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store Sign, 1950s |
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