10 minutes til the store closes at midnight and I’m anxious to end the night. I start to make store closing announcements on the intercom as the clock is winding down.
Me: Attention shoppers! The store wil be closing in 10 minutes, please bring your purchases to checkstand #1!
No one in sight…
Me: Attention shoppers! The store wil be closing in 5 minutes, please bring your purchases to checkstand #1!
No one… no last minute beer rush… not even a shopping cart squeek…
Me: Attention shoppers! The store wil be closing in 1 minute, please bring your purchases to checkstand #1!
I ask the security guard to scan the aisles just in case someone is still in the store.
Security Guard: No one! Just me and you! Can I go home?
I feel a sense of triumph that I manage through the day without choking someone.
Me: Sweet! Yeah, have a good night, see you tomorrow.
Then as I’m ready to turn off my checkstand light, I see the biggest motherload of the day! How could this have happen? I made several closing announcements in the last 10 minutes and had security scan the aisles or did he?
Last Minute Shopper: I am so glad you guys are open this late!
I can see the piles of food heading towards me and I’m in no mood to bag…
Me: Umm… Ma’am, did you hear my closing announcements?
She shrugs…
Last Minute Shopper: What announcements?
Me: ….
