On topic chuckle

Today, I wandered in to A.C. Moore, to discover DMC floss was on sale 8 for
a $1. One woman was kitting up a chart, another getting 1 of each DMC
number, with 2 or more of certain numbers - just to have.

I noticed the lady with one (or more) of each checking out in the lane
beside me and told the clerk she should be glad the lady in red hat hadn't
come to her line and why. The clerk then told me of the day, her third
working there, of a woman that had come through with a cart full to the top
with floss skeins - 3300 of them to be exact. Took almost an hour to check
her out. Paid cash in small bills and coin.

I chuckled all the way home.



Cheryl

Today, I wandered in to A.C. Moore, to discover DMC floss was on sale 8
for
a $1. One woman was kitting up a chart, another getting 1 of each DMC
number, with 2 or more of certain numbers - just to have.

When our new Jo-anne's opened they had floss on sale at the midnight madness.
They were scanning the floss a skein at a time. A year later, I pointed the
inefficiency of this out to a manager, 'but we have to have inventory control'
he said. Sez I, so tally them and scan under a generic floss number, then the
next day inventory the remaining floss" He slapped his forehead at the
practicality of the idea......

a woman that had come through with a cart full to the top
with floss skeins - 3300 of them to be exact. Took almost an hour to check
her out. Paid cash in small bills and coin.

And I'm sure I would have been the one stuck behind her in line! LOL

Suzy

On 1/3/04 6:09 AM, in article ,
"Suzynov" wrote:

a woman that had come through with a cart full to the top
with floss skeins - 3300 of them to be exact. Took almost an hour to check
her out. Paid cash in small bills and coin.

And I'm sure I would have been the one stuck behind her in line! LOL

Suzy

I know what you mean!

This reminded me of a time , i was just wondering what present i will
give a good friend who turned 50, when i walk by a shop that made a
sale of Dmc embroidery floss , and they sold it for a 75 Agorot [our
pennies] a real bargain , so without hesitating i went in and bought
50 skeins, Got a big plastic Sea through , Bowl , threw all 50 skeins
in it wrapped it in 50 cm x 50 cm canvas ,,,,, she was thrilled .
mirjam
On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 16:41:28 GMT, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

Today, I wandered in to A.C. Moore, to discover DMC floss was on sale 8 for
a $1. One woman was kitting up a chart, another getting 1 of each DMC
number, with 2 or more of certain numbers - just to have.

I noticed the lady with one (or more) of each checking out in the lane
beside me and told the clerk she should be glad the lady in red hat hadn't
come to her line and why. The clerk then told me of the day, her third
working there, of a woman that had come through with a cart full to the top
with floss skeins - 3300 of them to be exact. Took almost an hour to check
her out. Paid cash in small bills and coin.

I chuckled all the way home.



Cheryl

(Suzynov) had some very interesting things to say
about On topic chuckle:

a woman that had come through with a cart full to the top
with floss skeins - 3300 of them to be exact. Took almost an hour to check
her out. Paid cash in small bills and coin.
And I'm sure I would have been the one stuck behind her in line! LOL

Well, we'd have had plenty of time to get acquainted. :-)

--
Seanette Blaylock
"You attribute perfect rationality to the whole of humanity, which has
to be one of the most misguided assumptions ever." - Alan Krueger in NANAE
[make obvious correction to address to send e-mail]

You mean I'm NOT the inly person this happens to? I warn people that getting
behind me is tantamount to screwing up the transaction of the person in
front of me!


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
On 1/3/04 6:09 AM, in article
,
"Suzynov" wrote:

a woman that had come through with a cart full to the top
with floss skeins - 3300 of them to be exact. Took almost an hour to
check
her out. Paid cash in small bills and coin.

And I'm sure I would have been the one stuck behind her in line! LOL

Suzy

I know what you mean!

On 1/3/04 1:54 PM,"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" posted:

This reminded me of a time , i was just wondering what present i will
give a good friend who turned 50, when i walk by a shop that made a
sale of Dmc embroidery floss , and they sold it for a 75 Agorot [our
pennies] a real bargain , so without hesitating i went in and bought
50 skeins, Got a big plastic Sea through , Bowl , threw all 50 skeins
in it wrapped it in 50 cm x 50 cm canvas ,,,,, she was thrilled .

What a great idea, Mirjam! And it undoubtedly looked nice packaged that way
- like candy skeins of floss filling the bowl.

ellice

like candy skeins of floss filling the bowl.

poetic!


R