Monday, September 19, 2011

Save Money. Live Better. Dine in Aisle 12

Yesterday I stopped in to Walmart to pick up a couple of things for the week. On the way to check out, the missus noticed the flu shot table was available so she stopped off to get immunized while I checked out.

It was my lucky day as Aisle 2 (Speedy Checkout) was open. As I was pushing the cart in to unloading position, a young lady appeared from nowhere and jumped ahead of me. Granted she only had 3 things, but the point is that had I not noticed her out of the corner of my eye and stopped,  I would have run the cart right up her heels. After she left, I asked the clerk if she worked there. The clerk rolled her eyes and offered an apologetic yes. After paying I headed back to check on the injection process.

Lo and behold but should I see my acquaintance (and Walmart's finest) pulling an empty chair from the flu shot table, plop it into the middle of the aisle, and start munching on her pizza, Snickers bar, and Diet Coke. This was a strategic location as it allowed her to distract the other lady who was removing items from the shelf and then putting them back. Between bites she would look at me with a disapproving glare. I guess she was telling me to mind my own business. So I took a picture.



So while three people waited for their flu shots, they were treated to this exemplary employee telling the story of her trashy cousin's sex life to an overproductive co-worker. And to think I would have missed this if Walmart provided break rooms for their employees!