Costco and Tanner
8 June 2010
Costco and I appear to suffer from disconnect. On days that I’m trying to get in and get out, they have so many stinking sample tables set up, I can hardly navigate around the lines of freebie-loving shoppers.
On days like yesterday, when I found myself at Costco at noon – starving, and with no snack of any kind in my purse – there wasn’t a sample table in sight. What’s with these people?
I often feel guilty taking samples. I know I’m not going to buy whatever they’re selling (I’m a stick-to-the-list kind of shopper), and when I stop it’s usually because McKenna wants to. I always listen to their spiel, nod and smile, say how good it is, and then move on. If it’s a local vendor, I’ll ask a couple questions, but that’s really all sample people can expect from me. I can’t decide if I’m being polite, or if I’m instilling false hope.
A couple weeks ago, I saw a man breezing down the main aisle, on his way to the registers with a single item tucked under his arm. As he passed a table with jelly bean samples, he grabbed a cup and tipped it like he was taking a shot, never even slowing. It appears he feels like the sample people are there to sustain him in his shopping experience. Like the people who hold out cups of water for marathon runners.
In closing, congratulations to Kelli, who won the copy of So Over It from Friday’s naming contest. I actually laughed out loud when I pulled her name. Not only was Kelli the one who originally suggested Tanner (which won, by the way), but I named a character in So Over It after her, so to have her win the book… Gave me a nice chuckle.
Comments
It’s all yours as soon as I open the big box of them that’s parked in my front room.
Posted by Stephanie Morrill on 10 June 2010
I’m so excited, and thinking I should go to Vegas! ;-)
Thanks, Steph. I am excited to have the book!
Posted by Kelli on 10 June 2010