Comments:

Erin/metonym - 2006-08-06 22:32:11
That was hilarious. I laughed and laughed and laughed. On the other hand, I have noticed a largish proportion of people who are kind of slow or actually handicapped at drugstores too - but it makes a lot of sense to me, there are plenty of people who can't hold down complicated jobs but are capable of running a register. Usually I think it's kind of cool that the people who run the stores are hiring them.
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Harriet - 2006-08-06 22:51:45
I totally agree with you. Our grocery store does that and I do think it's very cool. I'm pretty sure in all these cases this is not about actual handicaps but just that the people who work there tend to be kind of...odd. If not, then I'm just an asshole. I hope not, though, because that was not my intent.
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Kelley2 - 2006-08-06 22:54:07
ROTFL! Well, SUPERCLERK (tm) is better than SUPERJERK, which is what I seem to have gotten lately. I'm pretty impressed you were able to ring in your own purchase, btw!
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Staecie - 2006-08-07 00:19:31
Ever noticed the same thing about Regal cinemas? I've only been in a couple of them, but this past Friday was in one where I had to *leave the movie* after waiting for Big to return for 20 minutes--thinking he was having a heart attack on the floor of the lobby. But no. He had gone to change a $10 bill for the ice cream machine, but the clerk was unable to process that information apparently. Eventually had to buy something and get change because she just could not understand it. Sheesh.
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Julia - 2006-08-07 00:23:42
You mean it's not normal to avoid human interaction at all costs? Oh dear. No, I think it is. Here's why. You're saving your energy for meaningful interaction, not small talk at the store. Much the same way you might prefer not to hold conversations during a commute or in line at Target but get right on the phone with a friend at home. Um. That's ok, right? Right?
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