I was at the grocery store...

Jul 1, 2008 at 9:11 AM
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and in amongst my purchases I had a bottle of Fetzer Gewurztraminer. (which is awesome if you've never tried it fellow Riesling lovers) The cashier rang it up and said "I assume you're over 21." Just before I could say "Well, obviously", the lady behind me let out this huge laugh, like it was the funniest joke she's ever heard. So that was nice. I don't know what she was laughing at, she was at least 10 years older than me.

How rude.

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Well, that wasn't nice! I do love me some gewurztraminer though.

[this is good]

I got carded for the first time in about ten years. The lady said, "I'm sorry. I'm going to have to see some id."

I said, "Sorry?! Bless your soul!"

To which she replied, "Well, I'm supposed to card anyone who looks under 100."

Can you say "deflated?"

I would have given her the shitiest look she has ever seen. And if she had something to say about it, so would I. ha ha I am not usually mean but things like that piss me off. Where do people get off? You know? What give them the right? Grrrr. As you can tell I am not a huge people lover. lol

Ouch! And I bet you drove home thinking up all sorts of good come backs that you *could have said*.

Gotta love rude people... not.

Actually no. I have a bad, bad temper but it either comes out then and there or I just internalize stuff.

I can come up with comebacks for others though! I think it's Nature's Way of keeping me out of prison :)

That's funny because as I was reading BEFORE I even got to the end, that was my immediate thought . . . "How rude"

Great minds.

I still remember the time I was carded at 7-11 and then we went to Shoney's and the waitress said "Oh, would you like the Senior Buffet?" - I must age quickly.

Just the other day we were in Wal-Mart and Brian noticed a sign that said that they were now checking the ID of anyone who looks under 40. I thought, "Great! Now I can go from thinking it's funny when I get carded to being offended if I'm not."

I was 39 the first time I was ID'ed.

You can buy wine in the grocery store?

LOVE me some Gewürztraminer, but Fetzer is probably the last label i'd pick. And of course I can not recall for the life of me the label I do like. It's right on the tip of my tongue. I can see the label and everything. And yes, I do like a Riesling too, especially the Johannesburg one...

GEYSER PEAK, that's it.

DAMN. I just called them to ask why there weren't any Rieslings or Gs on their website and she said they stopped making it years ago she said... Idiots. that was the best wine ever... Not everyone likes Reds you know. I am so mad now and I don't even drink anymore...

Yep..you can buy beer and wine but nothing harder than that. I don't drink anything stronger than wine, though, so that suits me just fine.

Jamie replied to thegrumblebunny’s comment:
Jul 1, 2008
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I really, really like Hogue's Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Late Harvest Riesling but they don't sell it my grocery store and they're over $10 a bottle. I save those for special occasions.

Y'know - I'm not normally a big Gewurtz fan but when I occasionally pick one up, it's usually either a Fetzer or Hogue (usually when my sis is in town because I know she likes it - and because they're usually chilled at the grocery store so I don't have to do it myself). I have a tough time with Gewurzt and reislings because some of them are way, way too sweet for me. But those brands are kind of like national chains in that you always know what you're getting - they're pretty reliable.

Oh, and that woman was way rude!

Here's my rude(ish) grocery store interaction du jour: I asked the cashier tonight (as I was unloading my massive cart of groceries - well, massive for me anyways, I tend to only pick up a basket) if she needed my ID because she was kind of giving me that look where I could tell she was trying to determine whether or not to card me. So I said, "do you want my ID or do I look as old as I feel?" (now I realize that's one of those typical woman questions where the answerer is screwed no matter what). She says she wants it, I hand it over, and she says, "oh no, you definitely don't look that old." Um, OK. As old as my actual age or as old as I "look" (based on how I "feel" today)? Either way, it's a lose-lose for the poor cashier. And me. Ay carumba. Oh well.

I guess my point was: don't feel bad.

:D

This happens to me every time because I'm usually toting a half dozen gadgets and looking rather "lost" when I'm shopping.

It is supposed to be anyone who looks under 40 or something.. Atleast that is what I thought.. 100.. ugh! Kids.

Ech, she was about twice my age anyway :)

I was at the grocery store...

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