15 items or less?

Don't you hate it when people get in line ahead of you and they have a whole shopping cart full of stuff and are in the express checkout lane...I sure do...

This weekend the family and I went grocery shopping at our local Fry's to stock up on all the red hot deals...pre-thanksgiving day sales. Our cart was packed to the max with all our goodies. I don't know about your Fry's but ours is always super busy with4 checkout stands open. What ever happened to 3's a crowd....I guess that's a California thing....I'm getting sidetracked again..I'll continue...Brent was unloading the cart as I was checking to make sure the prices were correct...I kept glancing over and the line behind me were really ticked...uh...whatever...were my thoughts...I thought it was weird that the cashier didn't have a bagger available. I thought I'd ask...

"So why don't you have a bagger helping on such a busy day?"

"They don't help at the Express lanes for 15 items or less.." the cashier replied.

gasp..."No stinkin' way! I'm in the Express lane! I dispise people that get in the Express lane with a boatload of stuff! I'm so sorry..." I wanted to die...so embarrassed...where's a rock I can crawl under and hide...

I apologized to the lady behind me...

The checker said it was no big deal, (I think she was a super hero of some sort...because she could scan things in blazing fast speeds)...but the crowd behind me were extremely vexxed. I could feel their invisible arrows piercing me....

Brent and Alycia started helping bag our cartload of stuff...no happy faces visible...(I should give Alycia a tip)

I avoided all eye contact with the angry mob behind me...I could hear more angry grumblings when I pulled out my $50 worth of coupons and rainchecks...(Brent gave me a look like...yeah right anna...you're really sorry)



We hurried and made our escape from the store, threw our stuff in the car and left before anyone could say two words to us.

What a nightmare...this was a 'duh moment for me. I will no longer be judgemental towards those people in Express lane with a mountain of food...

So if you were one of the poor souls behind me Saturday....I am soooooo sorry....

and B.T.W.....I saved $165!