I went shopping today..

I needed a few items today so I jumped in the car and headed to the Super Wal Mart.

They finally had more Hanes t-shirts in size large. I'd been waiting weeks for those. And now you get 6 instead of 5, and it's still the same price. I was pretty happy.

I finally got into what I thought was the shortest checkout line. But it started taking forever. So I glanced ahead and some girl was signing some paper. I started to wonder why people don't just cash their checks before they go shopping. The girl had a bunch of apple juice looking stuff and milk. Each time one got scanned, the cashier would type into the keyboard. Then scan, type, scan, type. Then sign another paper. I'm thinking "holy line stoppage, Batman!" It was taking forever!!!! Scan, type, scan, type, more papers to sign. I think they were WIC vouchers, so I tried to relax. I mean, babies are expensive so vouchers are good for her. But I was getting pissed because my frozen foods were melting.

It kept going on. People were getting fussy; including me. But I stayed in line because how much longer could it take? Then it finally all gets ringed up. The girl grabs the plastic bag and the 1 gallon of milk rips through the bag and it's all over the floor. She ran to get a replacement and I'm like WTF!! She finally gets back and finishes up. I see her take her receipt and I'm relieved. But she keeps standing there while the next group of groceries are being scanned. She's doing a double transaction!!!!!!!!!

It went quickly. The guy in front of me is next, but they stop the line to clean up the milk. It took forever and I was amazed they didn't call in OSHA for a final inspection!!!

The old guy in front of me has a few items including "The Club". That steering wheel lock thing that every thief knows how to bypass. It's very long and he placed it on the conveyor belt so the bottom is pointed towards my stuff. The belt starts moving, and moving, and moving. It wouldn't stop and his Club got jammed against my stuff. Before I could react, all my little cans of tuna went flying and landed on the floor. The cashier said the sensor that stops the belt didn't sense the plastic packaging. I was pissed!

I've always had a quick temper. Even though I was pissed, I somehow managed to find humor in it all. I was actually trying to keep from laughing at times. At one point I glanced at the milk and thought there was no sense in crying over spilled milk. So laughing helped me, but also made me feel strange.

How do all you people handle shopping lines? With the holidays coming up, it's going to be hectic everywhere. I don't want to be laughing for no apparent reason. At the same time, I don't want to blowup in anger.

Hi! Sorry about the late reply. I think if something like this happened to them, it would have made any one feel amuzed and mad at the same time. At least you got through it well. I've heard that having one of those little balls that people use when they're stressed helps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_ball

Hi! Yea, I'm glad I didn't fly off the handle. I didn't get really pissed until my tuna landed on the floor. I was like damn, this $#%^ just got real. I wasn't just a spectator in line anymore. MY stuff got messed with. The people in line probably thought I was some incompetent asshat who can't even put stuff on the conveyor belt. The lady behind me had enough food on the belt to feed the Brady Bunch so nobody saw why it happened.

Thanks for that link! I think I might get the turkey. Haha...

Lol, that turkey does look funny. You should be proud of yourself cause you kept your cool.

It's so plain though. Imma paint it black with yellow ears.

LOL!