life is full of little mysteries, and today i encountered a few:
--why is the logo for great clips [i pass their new carrboro location on a daily basis and they just installed a sign a day or so ago] a boat?? i get the whole "clipper" thing, but unless they solely cut the hair of yachtsmen, it doesn't seem to fit.
--why does the bagger at the supermarket always put all the heavy things in one bag (today: spaghetti sauce, 2 lb bag of flour, and 5 lb bag of sugar, plus some plastic cups)? you know, in some other countries they make the customer do their own bagging, and i prefer this method, b/c a) i know how much i can carry in one bag; and b) then i only have myself to blame if and when the bag rips.
--another mystery arose at the supermarket when the guy in front of me bought six packs of fudge brownie mix, and nothing else. my imagination is still running wild over that purchase. not that i don't buy plenty of bizarre products at teeter, but i like to think i'm a little more well-rounded than that guy.
re: your second observation, that's how they did it when i lived in london. i too prefer this, b/c it means i can put more stuff into one bag, b/c when i go to the supermarket it seems they're so afraid you'll break something and blame them that they throw sometimes only one object in a bag, so you wind up with 10 bags for 13 items or something. ridiculous. so what i normally do is i offer to help them bag--they seem to think i'm doing them a favor, which they appreciate, time goes faster, and most important, i get my bags packed the way i want to.
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actually, i usually do bag my own stuff if just one guy is at that checkout lane, but then when i start hitting the debit card buttons, he always bags stuff! which of course is nice and helpful, except on the occasions where, say, soy milk and cranberry juice end up in a bag together and the bag splits down the middle when you walk in your front door . . .
ReplyDeleteperhaps he was making one GIGANTIC brownie? oh, i hope that's what he was doing!
ReplyDelete(but where would he get a pan that big?!)
my initial thoguht was "slumber party!" but then i noticed he didn't look like a married/family kind of guy and since he wasn't buying anything else, my thought veered toward the depressing/gross.
ReplyDeletehe looked a little sad and shifty--maybe he needed a lot of comfort food? i don't think it was for a food bank, but i like that suggestion. :)
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