While it seemed like a nightmare, I was wide awake
I was TIRED last night after work. I'd dealt with a few too many YaHoos, and just wanted to go home and put on my comfie clothes. First I had to stop at the store to pick up 'a couple' of things. BJ needed shampoo (he won't use my froo froo stuff), and I needed milk for my coffee and I needed lettuce. See? That's just a couple of things... but I *needed* them.

I should have just kept driving when I had to drive up and down about four rows before finding a parking place. My store isn't normally like that. But, they've sucked me in with their stupid savings card and promises of frequent flier miles.

I found a parking place and started walking up toward the store and what did I see? GRAND PRE-OPENING TASTE OF SAFEWAY! signs everywhere, and no shopping carts in sight. This could only mean one thing. Everyone in my little hicktown was skipping dinner and grazing their way through Safeway.

I entered the store and started mumbling under my breath, probably looking like a crazy lady. There were extra employees there just to make sure everyone was greeted every five minutes. I saw huge lines at the checkout counters, and I'd be darned if I was going to be in one of those lines for only four items. So I started loading up my cart.

I was accosted at every turn with someone offering me a taste of this or taste of that. Finally, I just quit making eye contact with everyone and pretended I was deaf.

As I entered the shampoo aisle, I heard music that didn't sound like Muzak. It then occurred to me that they had a live band there at my Safeway. As I got closer, I saw that it was some sort of Karaoke set up, and a guy playing a saxophone. It was then that I decided I had enough groceries and I needed to get the heck out of Dodge.

As if all of that wasn't enought to send me over the edge, as I stood in line I was accosted by the Easter Bunny trying to get me to take goodies out of his basket. Apparently, the young girl picked up on my mood and started apologizing for how busy it was in the store. I told her it was OK and tried to smile. Then she said, "We sure appreciate your business". I thanked her.

Then she said, "without customers like you, we wouldn't be able to do things like this!", in her chipper voice.

Grumble~

I've had nightmares worse than this.

RisibleGirl was blabbing on about another adventure on 03/09 at 04:14 AM

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SpudKing wrote:

I can't stand Safeway for the very reason that you get greeted every time you walk past an employee. It doesn't matter if you just walked by them 45 seconds ago on your way down the aisle and now you're heading back, they still greet you with the irritatiing "How you doing?" As if these people actually care and I was fine 45 seconds ago you asshat! mad

But I'm not bitter.


  

me wrote:

You should have tossed your lettuce for the Easter Bunny to chase after.


  

Muzik wrote:

I can't remember the last time I set foot in a safeway.


  

E wrote:

OMG, send some of those staff over here please! We're lucky to get one or two registers open at any given time. I hate supermarkets at the best of times, but my local Safeway does drive me nuts just that bit extra. No oversized bunnies to accost us though. Just as well. I'd probably kick em in the knees as I fight for the one open register.


  

Iki wrote:

I'm afraid I'd have stopped at a gas station to get the milk, told hubby to deal for another 24 hours, and bought a salad at McDonalds. *lol*


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