Celebrities at the Grocery Store

by PkWynn on September 6, 2010

Paris Hilton was photographed with an eager grocery store clerk in Hawaii this holiday weekend, and she didn’t seem to mind the intrusion at all, according to
RadarOnline. Loaded down with lemons aplenty, the blond-haired cocaine-charged socialite was shopping for produce when a Hawaii store clerk recognized her on sight.

“I asked her for a picture and she was really nice,” Liezel, the grocery store worker said. And Paris didn’t just pose for a photo with the young Hawaiian girl, she posed with another store worker named Jao as well.

So why did the socialite need $700 worth of groceries while on the Big Island with her fellow companion Cy Waits? To cook up a storm, of course, as Paris isn’t just arm candy; the girl can cook too.

Paris tweeted that she had made Cy some lasagna for din din and then they cuddled up in their rented Maui home to catch a flick. Sounds like the cop-watching celebrity has decided to lay low for awhile and enjoy the Simple Life afterall. That should keep her off the roads and out of any more jail cells. A wise move on her part, I’d say. But what was the deal with all those lemons she purchased?

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Now you’re wondering why in the heck is Paul mentioning a story about Paris Hilton? We’ll we don’t get many celebrities who grocery shop but I recall one time I freaked out…

I see a large black man in my line loading groceries onto the conveyor belt…

“Whoa! That dude looks familiar.” I said to myself.

He walks up to the checkout counter and he’s wearing a white shirt that reads, “FRED JONES BASKETBALL CAMP”

Fred Jones is the former Oregon basketball player who was the 2004 NBA Slam Dunk Champion. I’m a big basketball fan and stuff like this doesn’t happen often.

Me: DUDE! You’re FREDDY JONES!

“Just Fred.” He chuckles.

Me: NBA SLAM DUNK CHAMPION FRED JONES!

He laughs sheepishly as if I either embarrassed him or brushing his ego.

Me: You live around here?

Fred Jones: Yeah, my mom lives up the street from here.

Me: What? You live with your mom?

Fred Jones: Nah man. Nothing like that.

The whole time talking to him, I haven’t rung up any of his groceries…

Fred Jones: [nods to his groceries] Hey… uh… I gotta get going…

Me: Oh right!

BEEP…BEEP…BEEP…

Me: Do you have a saver card?

Fred Jones: Nah.

Me: Do you want one?

Fred Jones: Nah.

Me: Alright… full price it is.

Fred Jones: Full price?

Me: Yeah. You get the discounts with the saver card. Unless your mom has one.

He types in his mothers phone number into the pin pad and the whole time I’m thinking, “GET HIS AUTOGRAPH.”

Me: So you staying for the whole summer?

Fred Jones: Nah. Training camp starts in a few weeks. I’m just here relaxing.

I finish bagging his groceries and load them into the cart.

Fred Jones: Thanks man. Be easy.

Starstruck, I watch him push his grocery cart towards automatic doors…

OH SH*T! I forgot to get his autograph!

I leave my checkstand and start running towards the automatic doors…

Front End Manager: PAUL! WHERE YOU GOING?!?!?! THERE’S A CUSTOMER IN YOUR CHECKSTAND!

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  • http://christauffer@gmail.com christopher

    Daniel Baldwin came through my line the other day.
    He forgot to put a PLU on his bulk food.
    I checked on it for him

    Chris: Really one of the Baldwin brothers?

  • http://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com Joanne

    I do wonder what Paris was doing with all those lemons. Lemons don’t really go so well in lasagna.

    suspicious.

    Too funny about Fred Jones. Personally, I wonder how many celebrities I would actually ring up without recognizing…

    Joanne: Paris probably doing what she does best is hitting them Patron shots!

  • http://msjstar1275.blogspot.com/ JStar

    :) Thats something I would do…I saw Mr Cheeks and said something really dumb because it was at a club and I was twisted lol…Young Jeezy walked right past me in the club :) (Back in my clubbing days) and I saw Ron Isley walking down the street in DC with no one around him…When I did a double take, he winked at me :) No, I didnt get one autograph either lol

    JStar: Mr. Cheeks would have been like “hey whats your name shorty? Don’t mind Young Jeezy his voice would have made you want to get some water for him.

  • http://www.apeekatkarensworld.com Karen Peterson

    I met William Shatner about a year ago at this event in Los Angeles. We chatted a little bit and then he went on his merry way. A couple hours later, Ian Ziering came along and I suddenly couldn’t talk. I was JUST FINE with CAPTAIN KIRK but I got tongue tied over Steve from 90210???

    Karen: You gotta admit though. Steve from 90210 is kinda hot. I’d take Dylan any day though.

  • http://fittingbackin.blogspot.com fittingbackin

    Thanks for the comment but just so you know – catch and release all the way! No kissing fish before eating them. :)

    Saver card?! Love it – your blog is cool.

    Kelly: Thanks for stopping by. A saver card is what most retail grocery stores have today to save money on certain items throughout the store.

  • http://evelynsmommy.blogspot.com/ Laura

    Celebrity sightings are always interesting. We used to live in a town that has a small movie studio, that filmed a lot of programs for the WB network, like dawson’s creek, one tree hill, etc. They used to come into the bars where we hung out (I was in college then and had time for fun stuff like that). But they would always act like they were so super special that we never really felt like acknowledging them. I did however get to see Vince Vaughan get arrested after a bar fight where Steve Buscemi was stabbed by a local. Good times! :)

    Laura: Vince Vaughn? Now that’s something to talk about!

  • http://morethanjustaverage.blogspot.com genesis

    while in vegas, we stalked holly madison. ok well not really stalked. we were staying in planet hollywood and she ahs a show there. we were walking out and she was walking in trying to be all incognito with a hoodie and stuff, but i totally spotted her, followed her to the elevator and almost got on it with her, but it was a private elevator….so close to getting a picture. and just incase you were wondering…they’re not as big as they look on tv and shes SHORT.

    Genesis: HA! They all don’t look as tall as they are on TV. Fred Jones is listed at 6’4 but he looks more like 6’2.

  • http://vodkaandgroundbeef.wordpress.com Vodka and Ground Beef

    I’m kind of a celebrity, and I’m ALWAYS in the grocery store. I have to go to several different ones to get the things I like. I have to drive like five miles out of my way get that new apple-pear.

    Anyhow, no one ever asks to take pictures with me. What is up with that?

    Vodka: Probably because we’re really shy. You know us ordinary people we want want to be caught up in the tabloids with you guys. We just like to read them.

  • http://www.supermanslady.blogspot.com Katie

    Randy Travis sat down right behind me at a local restaurant a few years ago. A “mom & pop” place where his chair was literally up against mine the whole time. He was super polite. Didn’t get an autograph, but smiled & waved as we left…and I bumped into him (for real) getting out of my chair!

    Celeb spottings are so much fun!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day! :-)

    Katie: Randy Travis? Hmm… time to hit up the Wiki.

  • http://biodork.wordpress.com biodork

    At the bookstore, this Vikings football player would always come into the store. He was a gigantic guy with a chest like a barrel, but I don’t follow sports so I never remembered his name. Coworkers and customers in line after him would always say “Hey, that was so-and-so.” and I’d always be like “Yeah, how about that.” And then there would be an awkward pause because “Yeah, how about that.” is a pretty lame response to a celebrity sighting.

    Biodork: HAHA.. “athletes read books too! Did you see him flip the page without ripping it? Awesome!”

  • http://iamadick.squarespace.com mepsipax

    That is awesome. I never met anyone famous working in a convenience store.

  • http://www.suzicate.wordpress.com SuziCate

    They are just regular people like you and me…they gotta’ eat, too!

  • http://www.wickedgirlsthinkit.com Wicked Shawn

    Okay, Paris proving her lack of understanding……you don’t use lemons in lasagna. Just sayin. The other celeb sightings were cool to read about though.

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