I like your positive spin, and I do try and be reasonable to others when I can. Letting go of the stuff that doesn’t matter much (like letting the mom with the wailing child go in front of you) keeps us all more sane in the long run 🙂

So when a store has just one line inching along, I have to wonder whether or not the store management does this on purpose, watch us on the security cameras, and take bets on which one of us will crack first. Don’t let them win. Hold fast to your humanity.

Someone with just one item and I’ve got a basket full? Let them go ahead. A young mother with small kids, or an older person? They can go ahead of me, especially if one of the small kids is crying.

Sometimes, a little courtesy is all we have.

I can relate sister! I’ve even gone back into the office in Safeway and made the manager come out to help at times. Agree at Kmart, although I think it’s gotten a tiny bit better lately. This time the culprit was Ross. What is a girl to do?

My least two favorite places to shop are Safeway and Kmart. the lines are agonizingly slow and they never have enough people checking out. I have to be desperate to shop there.

Feel your pain about the lines – people get a little crazy when shopping!