Wednesday, February 4, 2009

At least REI doesn't have to ID me

My family has lived only a few blocks away from Raley's grocery store for the past 25 years. And some of the cashiers have worked there at least as long as I can remember. Consequently, when my mom or dad goes grocery shopping not only is there no need to ID either of them, but they always say "hi Mr/s. Pace." I love that! I now live very close to a grocery store and as such only shop there. I'm trying to get the cashier's to know me so I only go to a few specific cashiers to build familiarity. It's been 9 months and I haven't gotten anywhere. I think this is due to the fact that especially lately, I've only been going grocery shopping twice a month. No need to panic. It's not because I'm starving myself, and it's not because I'm eating out. I think the real reason is that the Holman's are gracious enough to invite me to eat frequently. I appreciate it. So does my mom.