On Jan 20, 5:40 pm, PickyJaz > wrote:
> On Jan 20, 1:12 pm, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
> > I think I just achieved the Pinnacle Of Stupid for cloth bag behavior.
>
> > So, do I win? I'll start working on my acceptance speech...
>
> I'll take a run at winning. How 'bout buying a cloth shopping bag at
> the more often used grocery store while shopping with a friend, then
> purposely leaving the bag on the table where your purse is always kept
> when you get home so that you'll not forget to take it with you for
> your own shopping next day. You do take the bag into the store
> Saturday morning to get just the few items needed from a list you did
> not have with you the day before. While at checkout you converse with
> a long not seen friend, not paying attention to the fact that the
> checker has scanned your yesterday-bought cloth bag. Also not
> noticing and replying "Plasitc," that the bag person put your small
> purchase all into a plastic bag. You continue visiting with the old
> friend as you walk to your car and don't realize what has happened
> until you're home and unpacking. Voila! Now you at least take care
> to wash this pesky bag so as not to have the same happen next time you
> may remember and take it with you shopping....duh!
>
> ...Picky

Oh my! I think you get the prize for that one. <G> With me, it's
usually forgetting to tell them to use the bags they just shoved
through the belt after they've started to put the groceries into
plastic.

A few clerks now see me coming, and will actually start to load the
bags I put out there. Not many, but I'm getting to be "known".
Probably my picture is on the dart board in the break room....

maxine in ri