And I Die a Little More Inside...
Today marked a new low for my view of the typical American shopper. I witness a lady, not quite 30 years of age, attempting to drive one of my stores electric carts with a cellphone tucked between shoulder and cheek and a coffee cup in one hand. The sheer stupidity of the image stopped me in my tracks. I seriously could not move I was so mesmerized by it. The way she swerved and seemed to speed up and slow down at random intervals, the way other shoppers backed off, and the series of eye rolls from other employees only added to the effect. Luckily for my sanity she was only grabbing the cart for her mother who was waiting outside. I shudder to think what kind of damage she could have done if she'd actually attempted to shop like that. So today I dedicate this image to her and all the countless others like her in the consumer hell hole we call America. God bless the credit card holders and the compulsion buyers.