Project 365 (day 116)

Someone went a bit overboard with the sale stickers, I’d say!

Project 365 [day 6]

And just like that Christmas has been resigned back into storage. While shopping at Meijer today, these red and green tubs were apparently the hot ticket item, as they were around about every corner. Thankfully we  purchased our Christmas storage tubs about a week ago at Target and saved $3 a tub!

For those who care about such things, this photo was taken using my Droid 2… I’m a rather simple photographer in that regard. It was lightly edited using Picasa.

 

Smoke In The Air

While only a few days beyond the official start to spring, I felt it was past time to pull the grill from its winter roost and fire it up.  Thus officially signaling the start of spring and soon summer and all things outdoors and warm and alive!

Thankfully Meijer had a good deal on T-bones, this past week and we took full advantage.  It’s times like this I wish for the ability to offer you scratch and sniff technology.  Or better yet, scratch and taste; as these cuts of USDA beef were delicious!!!

So here’s to the first of many nights standing in front of the grill putting the smoke in the air.

The Joke That Is Self-Service

 

Obviously, the economic state of America has brought about changes to the routines and patterns of life. And while some times this change is for the better, other times it’s a bitter pill to swallow. One such change I’ve noticed is the conversion Meijer has made to self-service checkout lanes; basically where you scan, checkout and bag all your self.  In an apparent effort to encourage the use of these self-serve lanes Meijer is significantly decreasing the number of person-stationed checkout lanes. While not altogether busy today, Meijer only saw fit to have one of the twenty seven available person-stationed checkout lanes open. Not necessarily a matter of concern, minus the fact that there happened to be seven individual shoppers waiting to be checked out.  As a point of clarification, I was shopper number seven.  The annoying part about waiting in this long line of half-thawed ice cream, warm milk, and agitated humanity was the Meijer employ casing the line asking if any of us waiting would like to take advantage of the self-serve checkout lanes.  Apparently, this person figured us all to be quite stupid; as if we were unaware of this grand marvel and simply droned on up to the regular ol’ checkout lane of days gone by.  

NO!

If, I’d wanted to use the self-service checkout lane I’d been scanning my groceries already.  But you see, I like to have there be some sort of justification for the recent rise in Meijer’s prices; ergo I like to make an employee service me. I don’t think I’m asking too much. In fact, I’m asking them to do quite little in the grand scheme of my grocery shopping experience. Honestly, if I have to scan and bag myself, I might as well stay home and do my grocery shopping online; having the end product delivered straight to my door step.

Alas, I feel no better despite my best attempts at a rant directed toward the joke that is the self-service checkout lanes.  I guess I’m left eating a bowl of half-thawed ice cream.

Coldplay & Meijer

While walking through Meijer this morning I hear come across the store intercom, “Chris Martin call 5830.”  Instantly, I thought to myself, “I didn’t realize Chris Martin [of Coldplay] worked at Meijer.”  Silly I know, but I sometimes amuse myself thinking about the “what ifs”.  

What if Chris Martin in fact did work at Meijer in between tours, just as a means to do something “regular” and or different; relating not in any way to music, recording, touring, promoting, etc.  What if this was his way to unwind and relax.  What if, what if…

 

Chris Martin's Meijer ID photo? What if...