Nice People at the Store
Sometimes I meet the nicest people while I'm shopping. Today was one of those days. I just needed a few things so I went to the store closest to me, intending to pick up just a few necessities till I want to drive farther to stores which have consistently lower prices.
While there, I decided to check prices on peanut butter, just in case there would be a good buy. I've been meaning to buy peanut butter but keep forgetting to buy it when I've had the opportunity. So, there I stood, in front of the peanut butter array, just beginning to get focused to check prices and brands. Another woman reached past me to pick up her choice. I apologized for being in the way, but she brushed it off and said she knew just what she wanted and it was such a good price. Plus, she really likes that brand, too. What a good deal. It was Peter Pan. She said that she knows she's really picky about peanut butter but she really thinks it's best. I said I understood, because "'Choosy mothers choose," oh, no, it's not Peter Pan!" I said. "I can't help it," she said, not realizing I was quoting an ad. "I just really like Peter Pan and it's OK because my kids are all grown up now." I laughed and explained my ad quoting. Then she got it and laughed, too.
It really was a good price for peanut butter and although I'm not really very picky, I took two jars, because of the price. I thanked her for the tip.
When I was ready to check out, she and I approached the check out lane almost at the same moment. But, I was a little bit ahead of her. I offered to let her go first because I wasn't in a hurry. She said she wasn't either. She got in line behind me. Then we talked about the tabloids that grab our attention there near the check out counter. The head lines on one of them today said that they now have the knife that killed Natalie and the cage where she was hidden for a while. I asked, "Don't you wonder if this is true why we don't hear it on the real news?" Then we talked some more. And by the time we both left the store, we were wishing each other a very happy day. I loved talking with her.
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