Okay, I just got back in from the store and I suppose today was just one of those days where I really really do not comprehend certain things about people. Usually going to any store can be a bit of chaos for me anyhow because of sensory overload — people’s perfumes, chemical smells, noise, people in my ‘personal space’ then through in the people who hit you with their cart, to obnoxious people working. Well, apparently today was going to hold true to pattern.
Standing in line, waiting for a cashier to even come to register, there were couple of women in front of me, and some guy who stunk of BO and cigarette smoke behind me. I positioned my daughter in front of me so she’d be out of smell range of the funk behind me. Finally cashier shows up and the woman in front of us took what seemed like forever to get her money out to pay and then to put her wallet back in her purse when done. She had a huge purse which she proceeded to rummage through when the cashier told her the total. Then she paid for her items, spent more time putting all her nonsense back in her purse, while the rest of us behind her waited and waited.
Here’s perhaps a novel thought.
You’re in line, you know you’re going to have to pay for your purchase…why not get your cash or plastic out beforehand so you’re prepared when cashier eventually gets to you. Be a bit organized, be prepared. It makes it easier and faster when you’re checking out as well as getting out of the way for the people behind you.
Maybe I’m the totally weird one, but I carry a messenger bag. I have my debit card out before I’m even to the cashier, put my items up and I’m ready to swipe my card and get out of there. I usually have my card back in my messenger bag before the cashier even has my items bagged. I’m out of there as soon as all is in my bags and happily on my way. Nobody in line behind me has to wait for me to put all my nonsense back in my purse or bag and move out of their way. I guess I just don’t understand why one needs a huge purse full of ‘stuff’.
That also leads me to the people in line who won’t get off their cell phones. I mean, hey if you want to talk while you shop that’s your prerogative, but when it’s time to pay here’s an idea…get off the phone so you can pay and get out of every one else’s way. As much as I love technology and new gadgets and I’m still contemplating a new cell phone myself, it’s just rude to be at checkout and yapping away about random meaningless nonsense. Okay, nevermind I’ll stop here because initially this was about the “purpose of huge purses”.