Unpleasant Experience at the Grocery Store
I went grocery shopping this afternoon. After checking out, the cashier asked me, "Are you over 55?"
I just stood there, mouth agape, speechless. After a minute or so I said, "What?"
She repeated, "Are you over 55?"
I started slowly shaking my head. I started to tear up. She said, "You don't look it, but I have to ask. It's Senior Citizen's Day, and everybody over 55 gets 5% off."
I said, "Well, thanks a lot. I'm going to go home and cry for a while now." And I did.
For the record, I'm 44. I have a couple of wrinkles between my eyebrows, and my smile lines are getting more and more permanent. My hair is about 50% gray.
I just stood there, mouth agape, speechless. After a minute or so I said, "What?"
She repeated, "Are you over 55?"
I started slowly shaking my head. I started to tear up. She said, "You don't look it, but I have to ask. It's Senior Citizen's Day, and everybody over 55 gets 5% off."
I said, "Well, thanks a lot. I'm going to go home and cry for a while now." And I did.
For the record, I'm 44. I have a couple of wrinkles between my eyebrows, and my smile lines are getting more and more permanent. My hair is about 50% gray.
7 Comments:
How awful. I've seen your picture and you don't strike me as a senior citizen.
Hey, babe. I tried commenting earlier, but the blogger comments were slow.
Yeah -- what Miranda said.
Stupid little smart-ass store clerk. How old was she? Fifteen? Does everyone over 25 look ancient to her, or what? Somebody needs to teach her some manners.
I hate it when the bagger calls me "Ma'am." {yeah, i'll ma'am you right up side the head, you pipsqueak!!!}
Actually, she was way older than me, and probably new at the job. It would be my guess that they told the cashiers, "Make sure everyone knows that Wednesday is Senior Citizen Day" and she just extrapolated from there "Ask everyone if they're over 55."
This probably wouldn't have bothered me so much if other things were going better.
OUCH! And to add insult to injury, you won't be getting this bogus 5% discount for 9 more years! Now we know why the elderly drive nicer cars, they pay less for groceries.
Go get yourself a pedicure. A pedicure solves all problems. (really!)
Oops, that was me
-Lori
Oops, that was me
-Lori
Actually, things are starting to look different now that I'm getting up there - all the checkers at MacDonald's now look like they should still be in high school (except for the older retired ones), but then again they probably are all in high school. So for you too everyone younger will start to colapse together, and those girls in the size -2 jeans will appear to be 'younger than springtime', or at least younger than your kids. (wow, that didn't sound too good).
But, don't worry, be happy.
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