Loaded shopping cart at Trader Joe's

Sure, today is Superbowl Sunday and people have a right to load up on groceries for the big game…but shopping rage? That’s excessive.

This weekend was my only free weekend in 7 weeks, and I decided to drop by Trader Joe’s to pick up some tasty snax. Business is always booming at the local TJ’s–they actually expanded twofold despite the recent economic slump. The store was so crowded, that I decided to just pick up a container of calimyrna figs for the week; while their prices are generally reasonable, my budget is more suited for shopping at the local Hispanic supermercado, where I get most of my groceries.

As I approached the checkout counter, a middle-aged woman (dressed to downplay her age) with a loaded shopping cart shoved in front of me. I glared at her, and prominently displayed my sole container of $3.69 figs as a means to politely hint that she should let me check out first. Naturally, she glanced at me and my figs, and turned to unload her groceries on the counter. B-I-T-C-H.

The further add insult, she decided to switch out a packaged of fresh chicken legs for a frozen bag–the employee had to return to the refrigerator section to bring her a new one. When her final bill rang up $131.XX, she fumbled through her wallet while stating, “Oh, I think I have a giftcard somewhere. I know it doesn’t have much on it, but might as well use it…”

Sadly enough, she’s not the only jerk out there.

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