Tuesday, November 11, 2008

What does it mean when you spray a HUGE spider with Easy Off oven cleaner (because that's all you have) - - - and it doesn't die??? I WILL get him!

Anyway.......onto other things....

I'm one of those weird ones who actually LIKES grocery shopping. It feels like a legitimate way to spend money. Hey, we NEED groceries so I HAVE to spend. Plus, I do something called the Grocery Game that helps me save hundreds of dollars a year. So I'm justified in the pleasure I find of this once-a-week excursion. There is one caviat to my joy. ONE thing that sticks in my craw (yes, I'm starting to talk like my mom). This kill joy's name is . . . Richard, and he works at my local grocery store. First of all, and I know this shouldn't matter, he creeps me out. He has no hair on the top of his head and a scraggly, gross pony tail on the back. He has looooong nails, but his hands are unkempt. His pants are baggy and he has a hunchback. I'd better stop there, as far as the creepiness factor goes. But hey. I'm sure I'm creepy to some, so I tried him out one day about 10 months ago. Ok, forget the physical stuff. He is a terrible checker! I use a LOT of coupons: mfr, in-store, other-store, you name it. Most checkers are very accomodating. They don't count to make sure I'm only use 10 other-store coupons. If a product is semi-close to the coupon I have, they give me the savings. Granted, they don't HAVE to do this (& they probably SHOULDN'T), but they do. Well, Richard does not give ANY lee way (sp?). Ever since that time 10 months ago, I have vowed never to go to creepy boy again. Guess who was the ONLY checker tonight?? Mmm hmmm. I contemplated asking another worker if he could open a till for me, but Richard didn't have any customers so I thought that would be out of line. I took a deep breath and proceeded to Richard's line. Wouldn't you know it - he immediately started by telling me that he wouldn't accept a certain type of coupon from me. He even told me that his own manager accepted the type of coupons I had, but that his manager was wrong and he (Richard) wouldn't accept them.

Well, I became verbal. Can I blame that on the pregnancy? I told him, "That's exactly why I don't like coming through your line. You are the sticklerest of them all (yes, I know that's not a word). " He goes, "Well, we can't take those coupons." I said, "So because I got you and not your manager, I get penalized. That's why I try to NEVER go through your line." He goes, "Well, I would've told my manager not to accept your coupons." I go, "What's his/her name?" He gave me the manager's name & I wrote it down. What Richard DIDN'T see was that I wrote down HIS name too. I'm contemplating a complaint letter.

The moral of the story? Not all spiders or creepy checkers can be stopped immediately, but they BETTER not cross a pregnant woman. And don't worry - I'm not going to spray Richard with Easy Off!

7 comments:

Angie said...

Maybe he needs to be doused with some Mr. Clean, so he can clean up his hygeine and attitude. That way he can "SHINE" instead of being so dull and lifeless. Just a thought.

Better yet pray for him, that gets them everytime.

Star Char said...

HA! Good ideas, Angie! :-)

Anonymous said...

I like the blog better than facebook. Facebook gets you immediate info about people which is nice. However, your blog is like a good story. It reminds me of the Readers Digest short stories I read as a kid. Sooo, loved the blog and Richard is a bad checker.

Aaand... The Charby that was in that check out line last night, is the woman that I fell in love with over 12 years ago. If our daughter even has half of your moxie, this world better look out.

-Greg

evil cake lady said...

Ahhh, I love pregnant women! You get all sassy and won't put up with bullpoop. I LOVE IT!!

And, I totally want to see this Richard character someday!

hezzzy said...

Richard is rigid & shouldnt be allowed to interact with the public. He is clueless in Clackamas & needs to mellow out. What a bugger-boy domey! Too bad you couldn't "spray" him gone at will like a spider. EEK!

Sarah said...

I hear ya girl. I use to do grocery game but the checkers at Ralphs made it impossible to get any savings. ANd its hard work making sure you get the ad, get the info on-line as well as keeping those coupons in a safe spot all week. much to much work for me. It made me insane. More than I already am that is!!

Star Char said...

I hear ya, Jogie! I went crazy with it until I read something on the message board about saving coupons. Now, instead of clipping them and organizing them into categories, I just save the whole flier the coupons come in. I put them in a pile in an armoire, by date order, and when it's time to find something, I just go to that date's flier. It's a TON easier than clipping all those coupons, of which I only use about a third of anyway!