It was a Friday night and the Hubby and I had decided to be spontaneous. We were long overdue for a date night. Why not slip out to the store and grab all the fixings for an amazing dinner for two? Perfection! He was in charge of the main meal, I was on dessert. We filled up our cart with all we needed and a few extras. I just can never run through a grocery store and stick to a list, not even on date night.
As the cashier was ding ding dinging our grocery store purchases through she bagged up the ice cream, chocolate cake, butter, garlic, fresh bread and then she came across our pair of lobsters. Her comment?
Wait for it.
“Awwee. Poor Lobsters. Sniff.“
What? Seriously?
Oh, my word. Do you want a moment to weep for the chicken breasts in the basket, or maybe shed a tear for the pound of bacon? The lobster in our cart, along with the toilet paper, tampons, Advil and vitamins, these are just things people buy.
Perhaps you should re-think your job choice. Or at the very least SHUSH!
Lol – what a comment. How is one supposed to answer that, haha.
I’ve heard some pretty crazy things from cashiers. That sucks though. Kinda puts a damper on your date night. My favourite is the cashier who told me I was “huge” when I was just shy of 7 months pregnant with my twins. When she continued and said “are you sure it’s not twins?”, I responded that actually it was twins. She turned red and didn’t say anything else. lol!
My brother lives in PEI. My niece names the lobsters before they cook them 😉
Sad about seafood, perhaps she should find a less traumatic job.
Haha. Well they were still alive so I can see why she felt sorry for them. I would too although I don’t think I would have said anything.
Probably just better to keep your opinion to your self sometimes…some people just make me shake my head! If I wanted your opinion, I would have asked for it…
See now me, I definitely would of made some sort of remark like “Yep, poor lobster, but yippee for me” or “don’t worry I’ll say a Hail Mary when I’m done eating, oh wait I’m not Catholic” yeah right !
I can’t help it, it’s the comedian in me. Instead of getting angry I get sarcastic and I bite back with humor. Lol
It definitely takes all kinds…. totally inappropriate on her part!
Lobsters creep me out. No sorry feelings for them here. Definitely very strange for the cashier to say.
oh boy I would have burst out laughing at her, ya think she is a bit too sensitve to be working in the grocery store
I’ve said some stupid things whiel working in retail many moons ago. Sometimes you just slip up, but really it’s food not pet store.
—Awww,
I feel sorry for the lobsters, too! I’m such a hypocrite, because I eat chicken & turkey. Damn me.
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x from MN.
thats happened to me too…i’m like unless you’re a vegan in all aspects of your life give me a break…and even still keep it to yourself haha