"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> On 7/9/2016 10:39 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> I most always do my shopping when the store first opens. Between 6-6:30
>> each time.
>
> If you're up anyway, why not? Though when there are fewer customers,
> all the aisles I want to go down are blocked with employees stocking
> the shelves, that's how it seems to me where I shop.
>
>> Being that early and very few shoppers, they only have the
>> express lane open....15 items or less...something like that.
>
> I did that once, don't remember the circumstances. They had an
> angry old guy cashier at the time. He snarled I can't take you here!
> You're the only line open! And, hello, I'm the only customer in the
> store.
>
>> I usually buy more and would go into a different lane but none are open
>> that early. I don't shop "heavy" though... I usually don't have too many
>> items. I prefer to shop light several times a week rather than fill up a
>> large grocery cart.
>
> I'm about half and half, I make a lot of small trips, in general, but
> I also do big shopping. I live close to the store so it's not a big
> trip.
>
>> Anyway....anytime someone gets in line behind me with only a few items,
>> I always offer to let them go ahead of me. I don't care. In winter, it's
>> warmer inside the store than outside. In summer, it's cooler inside than
>> outside. I just like getting out early and I don't care about a quick
>> checkout. It's a social event for me often.
>
> We had a social cashier this morning. He said What are you doing
> today? We were like ... What? I think he asked us what we were
> doing today. (laugh) They don't generally chit chat where I shop.
> He was very cute, and only 17 1/2, not yet beaten down by life. Heh.
>

Most of our cashiers are like that)


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