Okay, so I shop at Kroger a lot… I go about once a week. We’ve had a lot of fun things happen at Kroger, and I’ve gotten some great stories out of our grocery store adventures.
One of my favorite trips happened about a month ago. We were shopping, going about our business, and I went down the soda aisle to get some Diet Coke. I grabbed a 12 pack, threw it in the cart, and started moving on. I happened to look back and see Jordin standing there staring at a lady who was working on getting her 6th 12 pack into her cart. Jordin looked so confused and asked me why she was buying so much diet coke.
I answered, “Well maybe she really likes to drink it.” Jordin thought about that for a second and then replied “Well… she’s going to get drunk, Mom!!”
I seriously lost it - I was laughing so hard that the lady looked at me like I was crazy. I had to try and explain why you cant get drunk on Diet Coke. It also made me wonder were the hell he learned about being drunk (definitely not from us).
The next story is probably one of the most awkward moments in my life.
I’m shopping again, going about my business, and I happen to come to the feminine needs aisle - and that made me think that I needed to pick up some tampons (Yes, I’m going there). So anyway, I see a heavyset man standing there rearranging some things on the shelf and changing price tags. I slowly approach the area that used to hold the kind I used, and I realized that they’ve been moved to the very bottom of the shelf… right by the man’s feet! (Let me say too that I don't think this would have been as bad if he didn't have that horrible mouth-breathing thing going on…) I dreaded reaching down to pick them up because he was just standing there staring at me, and when I said excuse me, he only took one step back.
I reluctantly bent down and grabbed what I needed, then threw them in my cart quickly – and he just looked at me, smiled, and asked if I found everything I needed. I quickly said yes and practically ran away. OK, I lied - it was totally as bad as I thought, even if he wasn’t a mouth-breather. I didn't know whether or not to feel violated or embarrassed. I just know that from now on, whenever I see this heavyweight mouth-breathing Kroger sales associate, I’ll be walking the other way.
Funny happenings at Kroger! My last time at Kfoger I was standing int eh check out line and this man said are you a teacher? I said I was and he asked if I was Mrs. Gifford. He was the dad of a former student. I had never seen him before. I guess I will always be " Mrs. Gifford."
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