Liquor Store Still Open
Our neighborhood big-chain grocery store inexplicably closed last month. But the liquor section keeps going strong. #nexttoohiostate #collegestudentprofits
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Joe Ditzel
Joe Ditzel Has Some Problems
Retail and Shopping
What aisle is shampoo?
Me: “What aisle is shampoo?” CVS Lady: “Aisle 10.” Me: “Great, thanks.” CVS: “Er, Nine.” Me: “Nine, got it.” CVS:
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Racing for the Open Aisle at the Grocery Store
You are walking toward an open checkout lane when you spy another person coming the other way with items in
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“Do you have the Velcro with the DEEP HOOKS?”
The office supply store staff was unusually upbeat for a weekday morning, just a few minutes after store opening. I
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Shop Owner Forgets To Tell Town His New Store Is Open For Business, Closes
Mr. Derrin cleaned the glasses one more time. The store was new, shiny and smelled of linseed oil. For
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Strangest Items For Sale On Amazon Prime Day 2015
Amazon said the deals on Prime Day would rival Black Friday. Some people were underwhelmed with the deals offered. Either
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Milking My Patience
“Woah! That milk smells bad,” I said to the dog as he stared at me expressionless. “I just bought this
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Sir, Do You Want That Bagged?
It’s about four blocks to the grocery store from where I am staying with relatives. I announce I am
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Cough! Cough! Cough!
I was walking down the aisle at the grocery store. At the other end of the aisle, a store employee
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Heard In Line At The Grocery Store – Luci and Desi
I waited patiently behind a lady at the grocery store today. She is one of the characters at the store
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7 Things You Should Not Buy At The Dollar Store
Egyptian pyramids. Spanking paddles. Camping gear. Blackbird pies. Picnic blankets.
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Do You Work Here?
Everywhere I go people ask me one thing: “Excuse me, do you work here?”
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That’s A Good Flick
I rent a lot of movies. Some are movies I didn’t want to pay $8 to see in a theater. Some I just didn’t have time to see. Some I wish they would have paid ME to sit through.
There are lots of clerks at my video store but invariably I always get the same guy. He has an opinion on every movie I bring to the counter. And he voices that opinion. LOUDLY.
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