First, let me set the scene:
Costco. With a sore throat, earache and fever...With a 1 year old, a 2 1/2 year old, a great-grandma, a 14yo and 3 other adults...
On a SATURDAY.
No real purchase needs in mind, let's just browse...oh boy.
So we work the maze...with all the other harried Saturday patrons...(I have decided only really desperate or really insane people try this for no good reason)...I clearly fell under the latter today.
Let's see...GS was put on a tricycle...and he proceeded to 'tap' this ladies cart---who proceeded to get really upset and in a loud voice exclaim that she 'obviously picked the wrong isle to use as her kids were all grown"...and stomped on by...
Then, 14yo and nana wandered off in separate directions to look...then nana dropped a cup of ice water on the floor "cleanup in toys'...GS took his shoes off...and I have no idea what isle he left his socks...14yo HAS to have these new pillows...
THEN, we are in line...we are about 10 people back...and DD1 over a few isles mouths that she left her $10 mixed berries in my cart...so I leave nana and GS and weave through to deliver berries--being glared at by everyone in line who thinks Im 'cutting'....I turn and head back and see that nana and GS are oblivious to the large gap ahead as they have not moved with the flow of the line...and a couple literally CUT IN FRONT OF THEM instead of pointing it out...OH NO, they arent pulling that...so I suddenly become assertive ( a rare act for me, but I have this fever and all)...They sheepishly get behind us as I make sure they understand that nana was simply distracted, but we were IN LINE. (duh, why the heck are we standing here...geeze)
Icing on the cake....
The cashier rings it all up on one tab...and he blames my mom saying she asked him to 'subtotal'....no problem, except he also didnt subtotal... and I look over and the 'bagger' is just throwing everything loose into the cart..."Could you please box those smaller items"...so Mr. Checker gets peeved and starts throwing all of our stuff in a box, some of the items hitting the floor as he misses'...Didnt even bother to separate nanas from mine...ARGH.
GS is wanting OUT of the cart...nana is a wreck because she had wanted to put her order on her debit card...and I just want my jammies and a warm blanket--a couch and the remote....
heavy sigh...
Im home, Ive unwound, I done my drugs (no, no---just antibiotics)...and I have made a mental note to NEVER do Costco on a Saturday again.
So, how was your day???
Call me crazy. I do.
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