Thursday, November 15, 2007

Open Letter to Mr. Two Items

Dear Mr. Two Items,

As I stood in the regular check out line in the grocery store today, I could hear you sighing behind me. Perhaps you were trying to let me know that you'd appreciate it if I'd let you cut ahead of me. Or maybe you're just really sad and felt that sighing was the best way to illustrate this. In the past, Mr. Two Items, I would regularly let other "less than 10 item" folks such as yourself go right on ahead. It was the least I could do, courtesy-wise, considering my basket and my fellow mass product shopping cohort's carts, were keeping those like you from a quick in and out. Then it occurred to me one day, Mr. Two Items, that it is people like you who are being rather discourteous to our already congested lanes. You have a special place just for you, Mr. Two Items. It's called the "Ten Items or Less" lane and it's usually checkout stand #1. Because you're #1 and you are speschuuul. The next time you're standing behind me, sighing and tapping your foot; and if I had eyes in the back of my head I could probably see that you are rolling yours at me, I will, in the most pleasant way possible, direct you to your appropriate aisle. Because I'm courteous like that.

I hope you enjoy your AAA batteries and your Sprite. Good afternoon.

4 comments:

Karen said...

Oh boy! I hate it when people are passive agressively rude like that.

There are a TON of people like that at my local post office. It's shameful.

Hmm...maybe he just bad gas?

Anonymous said...

BOO YA!

Kudos to you for not letting him go!

Anonymous said...

LOL! :-)

I LOVE this bolg entry!

I've been where you are and NOW I have the words to use! Thank you!

You are so right on about telling them where to go.... to Aisle #1.

I've noticed though, that sometimes the 10 items or less has a REALLY LONG line and that's the reason these special people are in other lines trying to use the guilt factor. They are trying to be MORE special than the ones in Aisle # 1 and get out of the store faster!

Tootsie Farklepants said...

I think you're right and I'm just not willing to let them be more special. LOL!