Truly, I get good blog material when I go to Bi Lo. I went in yesterday afternoon with my reusable shopping bags. (If you didn't see the post about the Cooper River Bridge Run debacle, click here.) I put the bags on the conveyor belt first and then the groceries. When I walked to the keypad with my debit card, I noticed that the young man bagging had placed my shopping bags in a plastic bag and was also putting the groceries in plastic bags. I said, No no NO, I'm not buying these reusable bags, I brought them from home to carry my groceries.
OK, he said...I'm sorry...I didn't know. I took the reusables out of the plastic and set them down by the groceries. While I was making sure that the checker had not charged me for the bags, he CONTINUED putting my groceries in plastic bags. Do you think, I suggested, that you could put the groceries IN the reusable bags?
OH, sure, he replied...I'm sorry. I don't usually bag groceries.
SO...I stood there and watched him continue to put my groceries in the plastic bags THEN put the plastic bags inside my reusable bags. I was too tired to offer any further direction.
When I got in the car, I called Legare. Son, I said, this is what happens when the brightest and best kids in town go away to school and never come back.
Bless the bag boy's sweet heart!!Image from greenbagamerica.com
lol it sort of defeats the purpose. Poor lad!
ReplyDeleteThis is too funny! I can't believe he put the plastic bags into your reusable bags :) Ha!
ReplyDeleteI tell you, it must be a SC thing. The same thing happened to me at Publix a short time ago. Plastic bag inside cloth bag. Why bother.
ReplyDeleteHa! Bi-Lo is my grocery store of choice (not really, it's the closest) and I get all my best stories there. It's truly bizarro world. Good job trying to convert carolinians one reusable bag at a time :)
ReplyDeleteBefore I started reading your blog, I thought only I was a magnet for the less than brilliant. Thanks for today's giggle.
ReplyDeleteBless his heart! That is absolutely hilarious though.
ReplyDeleteI understand totally! I get frustrated sometimes, but then I have to remember WHO is working at such places at the grocery stores, restaurants, etc.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to laugh!
ReplyDeleteWow, after the day I had today I really needed this laugh! I think that bag boy must moonlight for a company I had to deal with today. You know, you could probably go on a comedy tour with the material you get from this store! Thanks for the laugh. Kathy
ReplyDeleteWOW, that is ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! Too funny!!
ReplyDeleteToo funny!!! I can see him look up at you each time you commented about the reusable bag....and him not having a clue!!!
ReplyDelete~Beth
Small town. It is amazing isn't it.
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OMG...that's too funny! Kinda defeats the purpose huh?
ReplyDeleteHugz,
Michele
Glad you liked the quote! It's so true!
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laughing my bottom off!
ReplyDeleteYes, bless his heart!
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