| Have you ever used the self-scan when
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| | peaches...beep (the sound of the scan)
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| checking out your groceries? Man, what an
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| | TWO NINETY NINE...SAVINGS...FIFTY
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| experience. I usually do my shopping
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| | CENTS...PLACE YOUR PEACHES ON THE BELT. I
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| early in the morning before my two cups
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| | turn around to my neighboring isle, Did
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| of coffee have had a chance to wear off.
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| | you get that? Yes, they're on sale.
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| The stores aren't too crowded and I can
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| | Everyone in the store knows I bought
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| power walk up and down the isles tossing
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| | peaches. Beep FIVE SIXTY NINE...PLACE
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| food in the cart left and right. I stop
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| | YOUR BATTERIES ON THE BELT.Okay, I
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| occasionally to put on my extra pair of
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| | finally try to get used to the screaming
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| eyes to make sure that I'm not buying a
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| | banshee in the computer when my organic
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| cart full of trans fats and sugars,
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| | grapes won't scan. PLEASE REMOVE YOUR
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| otherwise it's smooth sailing.I love to
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| | ...ITEM...FROM THE BELT...HELP IS
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| food shop; nothing to try on, kids are in
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| | REQUIRED. Argh!! I look up and down the
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| school so no distractions. A very
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| | isle for help and help is nowhere to be
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| pleasant experience.To make things even
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| | found. (I'm feeling pressure, the line in
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| better, there are now the self scan
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| | back of me is getting longer.) Ah, the
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| isles. Whoa, I must be in heaven. Not
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| | heck with it. I'll forego the...IF YOU
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| only do I get to really play out my
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| | ARE FINISHED SCANNING PLEASE PRESS FINISH
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| childhood fantasy of being a cashier
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| | AND PAY. How rude! I'm in the middle of
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| (back then you actually had to touch the
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| | deciding what to do with the grapes.
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| keys on the cash register, hear the
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| | Urgh!I ditch the grapes and keep scanning
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| cha-ching sound. Afterwards, you had to
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| | until the blaring voices says THE BAGGING
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| be able to correctly count out change,
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| | AREA IS FULL, PLEASE BAG YOUR GROCERIES
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| but I digress), I also get my morning
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| | BEFORE SCANNING. Of course as I stop to
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| workout of lifting scanning and bagging
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| | bag, the impatient obnoxious loud voice
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| at breakneck speed (coffee does that you
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| | screams IF YOU ARE FINISHED SCANNING
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| know).I'm ecstatic to be able to take the
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| | PLEASE PRESS FINISH AND PAY (why I ought
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| contents of my cart, scan the little
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| | a...)Groceries bagged, I continue to scan
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| black lines accurately past a little 5
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| | my items until my cart is empty. I press
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| inch square window and then toss the
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| | the appropriate button to terminate this
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| groceries onto the conveyor belt. I'm in
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| | little adventure as yelled to me by the
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| heaven until... WHAM, Like a brick, a
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| | computer. YOUR TOTAL IS ONE HUNDRED SIXTY
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| very loud female voice erupts from
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| | TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SEVEN CENTS. Ok,
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| somewhere behind the little scan window
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| | my discreet little shopping trip is now
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| "PLEASE SCAN YOUR ABC STORE CARD...SYSTEM
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| | front page news.I scan my debit card to
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| PROCESSING...YOUR CARD HAS BEEN
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| | which the computer voice booms, PLEASE
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| ACCEPTED...PLEASE BEGIN
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| | FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PIN PAD
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| SCANNING..."Yikes! No one has yelled at
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| | (no duh, you mean you don't get to yell
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| me like that since the time my mother
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| | at me further?) I take care of the
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| caught me lighting a little fire under my
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| | payment. THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT ABC
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| baby brother while he was in his high
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| | STORE, DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR
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| chair! Eeeooouuussa! Where is this
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| | RECEIPT.Can't we mute these things? Aside
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| screaming wench? Come on out from behind
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| | from the fact that I place My Two Cents
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| that scanning window. I've got a little
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| | on the world wide web for everyone to
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| something for you, it's a wonderful
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| | see, I'm really a very private person. I
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| product called duct tape. C'mon, show
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| | wish the self scan computer woman would
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| yourself.Not being one to cause a fuss, I
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| | realize this!That's my two cents and I'm
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| obeyed the loud computer voice and begin
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| | sticking with it.
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| scanning. Hmm, I'll start with the
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