Uh.
I sometimes marvel at how stupid people are, and how often I am the one who is lucky enough to encounter them so often.
Last night, I went to Target to get cat food and some other crap. As I was perusing one of the aisles, I was elated to see that there were red re-usable Target bags for sale. I feel somewhat responsible, because I’ve only mentioned them every single time I’m in Target, as well as e-mailing them and telling them that they are irresponsible for not having them. (Yes, I alone am responsible for Target having these bags. You’re welcome.)
This relieves me because for whatever reason, Target loves to throw money away on plastic bags, since they train their cashiers to put two things in one (big) bag and then start a new one for the next two items, and so on, and so on. I can buy twenty items and come home with a dozen bags. It’s retarded. I have no more space in my apartment for all these bags (and I refuse to throw them away).
Anyway.
So I was paying for my stuff, along with three re-usable bags.
Now. Common sense should tell you that if someone’s buying these bags, they’re probably going to want to use them.
But no. For the second time in my life, I watched a cashier put the re-usable bags in a fucking plastic bag with the rest of the stuff I bought. (This also happened at the grocery store a few months ago.)
I stood. Watching. I sighed. Heavily.
“Uh, can you put the stuff in the red bags?”
“Huh?”
“The re-USABLE bags. I’d like it if you can put the stuff in them.”
“But I already put them away.”
“We’re fulfilling their destiny!!!!”
She looked at me funny, and then got really put out because she had to take them out and use them.
JESUS.
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Tonight Kay, DMX and I are going to see Kathy Griffin. I am totally looking forward to this.
In other news, I’m not winning the war against Diet Coke.
I wish I knew how to quit you.
6 Comments »
Comment by DanjerusKurves
January 11, 2008 @
I re-use my plastic bags for the kat box scoopings and for the daily kitchen stinky trash! I even request double bags! Although, due to the supermarket where I shop, I have taken to packing my own groceries since they, unlike your Target, try to pack 40 items into one — single — bag.
Thrifty hoar.
Comment by warcrygirl
January 11, 2008 @
I use my bags to clean the litter box and to line the waste baskets in the bathroom. Does Target recycle their bags? Some stores will do that, just look for the big container in front of the store.
God love the idiots, if it weren’t for them the only person we’d have to make fun of would be NGD. Not that that’s a bad thing, of course.
Comment by Smed
January 11, 2008 @
Yes, Target does do that, but the local grocery stores up here (Rainbow and Cub) make you bag yer own groceries, and I always try to cram so much into one bag. Riiiiip!
Comment by Chickpea
January 14, 2008 @
Clearly you expected way too much of that cashier. I mean common sense is not a requirement of being a cashier. Duh Andria!
I just got a coupon for a free re-usable bag at Giant (grocery) and bought one this weekend. I love it! I managed to put everything we crammed into the basket into that bag. I must now purchase more. Ikea makes you pay 5 cents each for the plastic bags if you don’t buy their big re-usable ones at 59 cents a piece. Yeah, I have 4 of the big ones and I use them for everything.
Aslo: I am green with envy over your Kathy Griffin tickets. I have been trying to get tickets to take my mom to see her for entirely too long.
Comment by nogoodadddy
January 14, 2008 @
Fuck you WCG.
Try Rum or Vodka. Cured me off soda.
You can always try sucking more migrant worker cock and drinking that.
((((hugs))))
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Comment by Kathy
January 11, 2008 @
Oh, honey. The morons are everywhere, as is the Diet Coke. You may as well decide to embrace them both. Surrender!