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I stopped by the drugstore today on my way to work. The clerk there was very personable and chatty, which I would have appreciated if I hadn't gone into the drugstore with the express purpose of buying... erm... feminine products.
When I am making this kind of purchase, I want to buy my things and go - no conversation, no eye contact. There are few products out there that can give a cashier so much insight into your life. I don't necessarily want my friends to know about the details of my cycle, much less a strange, overly chatty cashier. I've never been concerned about a cashier saying, "Oh, canned stewed tomatoes? I guess I know what you'll be having for dinner tonight," or "Pert Plus, eh? So you want to combine your cleaning and conditioning into one step? I see." And yet the whole time this guy was nattering on about the weather I was concerned he was going to bring the topic around to what I was buying or worse, the use thereof!
I don't know why I was concerned about this. It's not like it's ever happened to me or like there was any cause to think that it would this time. He didn't mention it - just wished me a nice day and hoped that I got a chance to be out in the sunshine.
srah - Monday, 6 June 2005 - 3:28 PM
Tags: period, shopping
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Smuj - June 9, 2005 - 11:19 AM - ℓ
Some friends of mine got married recently. We left the reception to play some pranks on them. A group of four of us (two guys and two girls) went to K-Mart at 10:00 dressed in nice clothes, and bought: two cans of shaving cream (we filled their toilet with it), an assortment of novelties and toys, and a box of condoms (the "fun pack"). The cashier didn't ask any questions.
I worked at Arbor Drugs (now CVS) when I was a sophomore in high school. One afternoon, my [troll-like] debate teacher came in with a shady looking younger guy, laughing being flirty. Then she left alone, and 2 minutes later, her companion checked out with a box of condoms and a tube of K-Y jelly. Ew. Ew ew ew.
I used to work at a grocery store and people would come through with condoms and tampons and pads and lubricant and I would have to try so hard not to laugh or smile and just scan the item and put it in the bag as fast as possible. i'm so immature.