Please Don't Squish the Bananas
I don't ask much from my local grocery store. I just want a few fresh items when I need them and a quick check-out. Really, my expectations are low. I do have one pet peeve that keeps me away from the grocery store a few blocks away.
The grocery baggers don't seem to know how to bag groceries. I did a stint as a grocery store cashier/bagger when I was in high school. I was taught to bag the heavy stuff on the bottom and put the perishables on top or in a separate bag.
What do they teach baggers today? Somehow the phrase "Don't put my bananas at the bottom of the bag" comes out of my mouth way too often. I'd like to say it's just the young, rookie baggers that hear this, but it's not. Today I said it to a woman far older than I. She definitely should have known better.
The best part of the exchange is when the bagger looks at me and sighs. As if asking to keep my fruit from becoming a big mushy mess before I get home is somehow exhausting to them.
I know that I say it a lot because last week one of our six-year-old twins asked a bagger not to put the pasta sauce on top of the eggs. I probably should have been horrified, but I just smiled knowing someone will continue my crusade to prevent squishy bananas from ending up at the bottom of the grocery bag.
An original Chicago Moms Blog post.
Shari can be found at Two Times The Fun blogging about life with twins and other random topics.
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