I'm going to take a break today from the Muni and Clipper entries and talk about one of my annoyances, idiots at Costco.
I got the motivation to write about this one today from "The Poop" parenting blog on SFgate, and I was reading about the author's experiences at Costco when the free sample tables are out there giving away food to try.
Free samples, one of the features of going to Costco. That little piece of pizza, or a sample of their bagels; sure, they are tasty, but it doesn't beat that $1.50 hot dog.
I hardly ever go for samples because I'm only there to get in and out as quickly as possible. I've got my shopping list and coupons in hand before entering to zoom down the aisles to grab what I need and find the shortest checkout line.
When the samples are going out, that's when it gets nasty. There are a bunch of inconsiderate people who wait in line for a sample and leave their unattended shopping cart in the middle of the thoroughfare or aisles, thereby blocking others who want to just pass by and continue shopping.
Gees, a little taste of an item a person will unlikely buy, and being an asshole at the same time by blocking the aisle. At least move your cart away from the sample tables.
I haven't done it yet, I sometimes feel like grabbing their unattended cart and moving it far away just as punishment. I'd bet those I'd snatch would not even know their cart is missing.
2 comments:
Costco is brutal--it only took one time of going on a weekend to decide that I will NEVER go there on a weekend again!
I went to the Hickey Blvd location on a Wednesday mid-day once and the lines were going from the registers well past the soaps/lotions section and into the food section.
I usually just push other people's carts out of the way at Safeway. Push them around the corner or some place...The Taraval Safeway it hard enough to get around without all the carts in the way.
Post a Comment