Chepooka

Rhetorical

You’re standing in the coffee isle at the supermarket and realize that you’re at the wrong store because they don’t sell the organic Starbucks here, that’s over at the other store, but an employee approaches you and kindly asks, “Hi there, finding everything okay?” and so this is your chance, you’ll just ask him! Perhaps the product is in the back or you’re just not seeing it! So you respond, “no ...”

Behind you, you hear the employee’s squeeky shoes hesitate for a fraction of a second while he considers whether or not to respond before skurrying on by.

This happens most frequently at grocery stores I’ve noticed, the cashiers are the worst. The next time one asks you if you found everything okay as you’re checking out, just use the simple phrase, “no ...” and note their response. Nine times out of ten they don’t even hear what you say and of that 10% when they do, ten times out of ten they don’t give two shits. Not like they’re going to reply, “Oh, you couldn’t find the white wine vinegar? Let me get that for you!” with a big old line of people waiting to be checked out.

Last week the lady at the organic food section asked me if I was finding everything okay and I said, “no, apparently you don’t carry the certified humane eggs here” and she stared at me like I just farted in her soup.

And so I ask you, why the hell do they even ask this question in the first place?

Posted by chepooka on 07/26 at 11:12 AM