Comments on: Supermarket Troglodytes.

By: mike r.

mike r. — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:28:31 +0000

Jim, I damn near fell down while reading this! Priceless!

Also fun at Costco are the people mobbing the samples “kiosks” that are ready to overturn your cart to get past you for another free sample of lobster dip.

I’m convinced that some people go there strictly for the “free food.”

By: dogette

dogette — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:27:31 +0000

The local chain here puts free coffee and bins of deep-discounted stuff JUST INSIDE THE ELECTRIC DOORS. Genius! Thank you!

It’s like a multi-car pileup with debris everywhere. You’re supposed to stop and render aid to the victims, I think, but I don’t. I try to get away from the bottleneck ASAP by going up on two wheels on an embankment of beh-beys parked in strollers. I got shoppin’ to do.

By: dudley1

dudley1 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:25:49 +0000

I have always told the wife my fart`s did not stink, she didn`t believe me then & I am sure she wouldn`t believe it now. Seriously this guy needs some serious therapy or maybe the victim had accidently sat on a box of glazed donuts in the bakery aisle.

By: dudley1

dudley1 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:23:45 +0000

I have always told the wife my fart`s did not stink, she didn`t believe me then & I am sure she wouldn`t believe it now. Seriously this guy needs some serious therapy.

By: Mr. Bingley

Mr. Bingley — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:51:38 +0000

Via my Intrepid Sources I found some video of Jim's trip to the Supermarket...

By: Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Not happy in the tri-state area

Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Not happy in the tri-state area — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:49:19 +0000

[...] And, at times, the supermarket troglodytes. [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:56:03 +0000

… bhwhahaaha…. now you are the “grumpy retired guy!”……

By: MIchael in CT

MIchael in CT — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:53:04 +0000

Ahh, welcome to my world, I hate going to the stores. Oddly enough I have found that a polite excuse me actually works or perhaps it is the slightly demented look in my eyes and the fact that my co-workers say I look “mean” when I am walking around. Whatever, as long as they get the hell out of my way, it’s all good

By: JerseyJerry

JerseyJerry — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:23:56 +0000

What’s nice about getting to be an old fart is ALL of my former politeness goes right out the window in situations like that! I just let loose with a “get the hell outta da way!” and they move! Yep, the old Joisey “shock and awe” works every time. Yep, yep, yep, yep. When I was younger (about 20 years ago) I had an old fart say “well, you’re gonna get old too, you know”. My reply was “yeah, well, if I get like THAT, shoot me!!”

By: dick

dick — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:19:16 +0000

I had the one who really frosts me. This one woman was standing there in front of the containers of blueberries and other berries in the produce area. She was taking berries from one container and switching them to another one so she would have one container of the best stuff. She would pick up the berries, look them over and then put them in her basket of in the other one. This went on for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Then seh was starting to do the same thing with broccoli as well. Moving the stuff around with just her fingers. I was waiting for her to do the same thing with the grapes but then I got tired of waiting for her to get out of the way. Then I hit the one who stops right beside the disply taking up half the aisle and trying to decide which can of veggies to get. Very good roadblock. Paid no attention to anyone else at all. Also wanted the cans behind the one in front. Then she put the cans back in the wrong slots and moved on a couple of steps and then changed her mind and switched cans again. Had 4 of us blocked there.

I wish the supermarkets in NYC would open late at night. I would do all my shopping like my buddy at 3 AM.