Today, was an epic day. I needed to travel to the city to have a doctor’s appointment. Since I was going to be just a short distance from a very large grocery store, I decided to make a “quick” stop at the business to pick up some food.
From the moment I enter the store, there are scores of people with grocery carts heaping full. I am grateful they have some organic produce. I buy whatever the store has as I am almost completely out of my food supply at home.
I buy some other items such as frozen vegetables because there is a $2 off coupon when you purchase $10 worth of frozen. I buy some baking goods because there is a $3 off coupon when you purchase $15 worth. I knew about these coupons and loaded them on to my digital account before I left home. This way I do not need the coupons. They would come off automatically at the checkout.
When I arrive at the checkout area, my scooter which promised me when I began was fully charged (and should last for many hours) is now completely dead. The machine is beeping at me. The scooter would only go a few feet and then die. I manage to get in a checkout lane as I cycled the scooter on and off to crawl the short distance to a line.
When it is my turn, the checker quickly scans all my items. I tell the bagger I need a new scooter. The battery on this cart is dead. He dashes off to find me a different scooter.
When I am going to pay, I ask the checker if the coupons came off. She says no. I am really upset. I did not need the baking items. I have the checker take off the baking items from my bill. The frozen food is a puzzle if I should take it back. I cannot get these items any where but at this store. I tell the cashier there is a coupon. I did not take the coupon from the display in the frozen section because it is loaded on to my digital account. The checker has compassion. She gives me $2 off the frozen.
During this time, the bagger arrives with a new scooter. My groceries are loaded into the cart with a fully charged battery.
When paying, I have two forms of payment. One I use for groceries. And the other I use for non-groceries. My first transaction goes through without a hitch. The second transaction the credit card is declined. This frequently happens at this store. I almost always have to insert my card a second time before the payment is accepted.
As I insert my credit card a second time, the woman behind me, either very sympathetic to my cause or annoyed that I am taking so long, tells the checker to just add my second purchase to her bill. Before anything can be done, my credit card payment is approved. The cashier kindly tells the woman not to worry. The credit card was accepted.
After this very long expedition, I have to race to my doctor’s appointment…and another adventure is about to begin!
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