I hope it's true; a friend sent it to me:

"I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely
ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out
line pushing a cart piled high with groceries.

Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward
looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which ten items would you
like to buy?"
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

On Mon, 25 May 2009 21:50:05 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>I hope it's true; a friend sent it to me:
>
>"I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely
>ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out
>line pushing a cart piled high with groceries.
>
>Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward
>looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which ten items would you
>like to buy?"

Once. Just once, I want to be in line behind this woman and in the
checkout lane with this checker.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
:

> I hope it's true; a friend sent it to me:
>
> "I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming.
> Completely ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had
> slipped into the check-out line pushing a cart piled high with
> groceries.
>
> Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come
> forward looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which ten
> items would you like to buy?"

Perfect question for her to ask of the customer!

On May 25, 10:50*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> I hope it's true; a friend sent it to me:
>
> "I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming. *Completely
> ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out
> line pushing a cart piled high with groceries.
>
> Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward
> looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which ten items would you
> like to buy?"
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJhttp://web.me.com/barbschaller- good news 4-6-2009
> "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
> -Philo of Alexandria

It would be interesting to know if the woman was forced to move to a
nonexpress line.
My market upped the express limit to 15 items. The day will probably
come when they eliminate express, as it's not enforced now.
One really NICE feature at my market is the ability to purchase a book
of stamps right there from the cashier. Saves me a lot of trips to the
post office. (Yeah, I know - some of you never mail a thing...I'd like
to know how you do it, same for "I never write a check", but that's
another thread). One of these days I'll write my market's home office
and ask for a bin where we can return those @$%# foam trays.

On Mon, 25 May 2009 21:50:05 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>I hope it's true; a friend sent it to me:
>
>"I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely
>ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out
>line pushing a cart piled high with groceries.
>
>Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward
>looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which ten items would you
>like to buy?"


I love my local grocery store. For a small town, population fewer
than 5,000, it has a fairly good selection and good quality. All of
the employees are helpful. If a checker does not have anyone in her
line, she moves over and bags for another checker. There are no
express lines. If the open lines start getting too long there is a
call for someone to come and open another one. I even see the manager
and assistant manager bagging groceries.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
>I hope it's true; a friend sent it to me:
>
> "I was in the express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely
> ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out
> line pushing a cart piled high with groceries.
>
> Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward
> looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which ten items would you
> like to buy?"
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
> "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
> -Philo of Alexandria

That cashier should be running the supermarket, if not the world.

Felice

On Tue, 26 May 2009 10:17:41 -0400, "Felice" >
wrote:

>That cashier should be running the supermarket, if not the world.

The LAST time this subject was discussed, the general consensus was it
was bad customer service.

I think the express cash registers should have a ten item limit that
can be rung up. Item eleven voids the sale and we have to start all
over.

Mr. Bill wrote:

> I think the express cash registers should have a ten item limit that
> can be rung up. Item eleven voids the sale and we have to start all
> over.

Item eleven *completes* the sale and any remaining items have to be returned
to the end of the line if the customer still wants to buy them.

Bob