Sunday, February 18, 2007

Price Check

We all know that when we're standing in line at the store, sometimes our eyes have a tendency to wander and sometimes they might find themselves taking inventory of the purchases belonging to the person in front of you...strictly out of curiosity mind you. Well, it just so happens that the woman in front of me happened to be purchasing KY.

Now, there is just something unnerving about seeing a woman your mother's age purchasing a personal lubricant. I think simply because it brings to mind events which you would rather not imagine your mother participating in. Definite ick factor.

At any rate. As the cashier ran the KY across the scanner...there was a loud, unnatural BONK noise. He scanned it again...BONK...and again...BONK. At this point the woman had begun to appear noticibly uncomfortable and began shifting her weight from foot to foot and glancing back at those of us behind her. I, of course dutifully averted my eyes and pretended that I was paying no attention whatsoever to her little crisis.

Then it happened...the idiot cashier held the box up, clearily displaying the oversized KY logo and said, "Do you know how much the KY was?"

M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N

23 Comments:

Blogger SS said...

He he - I swear I am above embarassment because that sort of thing never bothers me. I can totally picture this happening to me when I'm 60 and I'll look at the person behind me who's snickering and say "Oh yeah, you're just jealous that I'm getting more action than you." Or, at least I hope I'll be that cool in 2037.

2/18/2007 9:47 PM  
Blogger FU said...

that usually happens to me when i go to the "Bulk Barn" (discount bulk grocers in Canada) and buy my prunes.

I can't help it. I like prunes.

2/18/2007 10:16 PM  
Blogger Autumn Storm said...

The mention of KY jelly always makes me think of 'The Village People'. Just one of those things. :-)

Fun post!

Happy week ahead.

2/19/2007 12:57 AM  
Blogger Px said...

never had that problem, but then i've never been buying KY jelly...

2/19/2007 4:48 AM  
Blogger JM said...

Those bonks only happen to items like that and when the line is full.

2/19/2007 11:35 AM  
Blogger yrautca said...

We should all be so lucky as to needing a lubricant afetr age 40.

2/19/2007 12:17 PM  
Blogger Miss Ash said...

That's hilarious. I remember an older woman infront of me at the drugstore once, she had condoms, lube and some type of migraine pills haha.

2/19/2007 12:38 PM  
Blogger Tai said...

I thought that kind of thing only existed in comics and sitcoms!!

Poor lady!

2/19/2007 1:03 PM  
Blogger Sherry said...

It's almost as bad as purchasing tampons and your (my) 4 year old son keeps asking me what these are for... Sometimes ordering online can be a real blessing.

2/19/2007 3:47 PM  
Blogger Cheryl said...

However much it cost, it definitely was not worth that. But hey, better her than you...or me.

2/19/2007 7:16 PM  
Blogger WanderingGirl said...

Yep, that's definitely worse than when the pre-pubescent teen at Old Navy held up my thong and yelled "NO THE LACY ONES!"

I turned around and waved to the crowd, paid for my panties, and RAN to the car.

2/19/2007 8:39 PM  
Blogger tsduff said...

I thought K-Y is hopelessly outdated... somebody should have informed her :-D

2/20/2007 12:33 PM  
Blogger berly02 said...

Oh my.
I feel embarassed for her.

2/20/2007 1:11 PM  
Blogger CarmenSinCity said...

Oh my god! That is really BAD. They should know better than to do that to customers. SHEESH!

2/20/2007 1:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This actually happened to me in college when I worked for CVS. I had to do the price check scan and then announce over the intercom.."Ummm...price check on KY (bwah hawhahwahw!)

Needless to say I was scheduled far less regularly after that.

2/20/2007 2:16 PM  
Blogger Groanin' Jock said...

I've had the same thing happen when buying a special purchase box of 16 boxes of condoms.....

2/20/2007 2:26 PM  
Blogger blackcrag said...

So... how much was the KY jelly?

Yeah, we all know how babies are made, but we just don't want to think our parents did it.

As you say, "definite ick factor"

2/20/2007 10:43 PM  
Blogger PAINKEY said...

that is too funny...lol..gosh, I hate when those clerks do shit like that knowing dang well thats embaraskin...lol...but sure funny as hell for bloggs!

2/21/2007 3:59 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That poor woman!

2/21/2007 5:40 PM  
Blogger Courtney O. said...

Oh. My. God.
That's so horrible. Poor lady!
I'd be like, "$2.49 - don't judge me!"

2/21/2007 6:04 PM  
Blogger Princess Pessimism said...

This story was so much better hearing you tell it. LOL!!

2/23/2007 10:04 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Tell him it was free. How can he argue?

2/24/2007 1:24 PM  
Blogger Crazy Me said...

That makes me cringe. Yikes!

2/24/2007 6:24 PM  

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