I woke up to the phone ringing with my boyfriend leaving a message on the answering machine. In a half hazed- not nearly awake from my *ahem* two and a half hour nap, I found the phone and called him back. Ok, I know what you're thinking, and yes, we still have a land line- crazy, I know. Just call us old school.
Anyways, in my returning phone call we chatted and he mentioned that we needed to grab milk from the store. So I volunteered to go grab it. Grabbed the dog, and headed out to the car. Now, mind you- I normally go to Rite Aid, but this time, I headed in the opposite direction and went to Walgreens. Nothing wrong with switching it up a little, right? Eh.
Walked in and headed straight back to the beverages. Picked up some Fat Free Milk and two small bottles of chocolate milk. Headed to the front to cash out. Someone was ahead of me and someone was behind me in line. No, it wasn't packed and I didn't expect it to be for 9pm on a Tuesday night. The young cashier at the front, was clearly flustered. Really? For three people? I mean, come on, this wasn't an episode of "extreme couponing"- where you're stuck cashing out some broad with five carts of food and 1,500 coupons. Take a deep breath, it's three bottles of milk. And I have cash. The lady ahead of me finished cashing out and headed out. My turn. Let's get this going so we can call it a day. Nope. She sees I have cash and mumbled something under her breath. For cash? God, it must have been the last ten minutes of her shift. Had to be. If that was the worst part of your day, I'd call it a win in my books. Heh, come work a shift at my job.
Any how, my cash prompted her to page someone over the intercom to call her back. The phone was ringing as soon as she hung up the phone. "Yeah, I need like 20 singles up here. Yeah, no, like now". Hung up the phone and startled me with her "sigh". Just. Get. Me. Out. Of. Here. She rang up the milk, and while telling me the total responded with. "Yeah, ah, you got the change for that or no?". Well, if I had the change, wouldn't I have handed it to you? No, I don't, I'm surprised I had cash, I usually only have a debit card- which I CLEARLY see why I use it so often now. I ended up finding a dollar to give her (which made it so she could give me a $5 bill back). I took my change and walked out feeling like I was just been scolded by my parents circa 1995. Whew. What customer service. I will not be returning. Rite Aid, I'm sorry for turning my back on you in a spur of the moment pit stop run. read more