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There are still shmucks in Bay Ridge
Jun. 17th, 2004 01:38 pmSo my Significant Other and I take a walk to one of our two favorite pizza places last night, order one of their specialty pizzas, and take a walk while it's cooking. On our way back, I remember that we need to buy some soda, so we stop at a tiny grocery next to the pizza place. We pick up a large bottle of Pepsi, and take it to the cashier.
Cashier: That'll be $1.79.
S.O.: $1.79? For a soda that's not refrigerated? (NOTE: In a lot of small NYC groceries, they charge extra if you buy something refrigerated. Don't ask.)
Cashier: Yes, $1.79.
S.O.: That's a lot. Are you sure? It's 89 cents at the supermarket.
Cashier: $1.79.
S.O.: Okay, but I'm not going to be shopping here again in a hurry.
Young male standing nearby: (derisively) Sholem aleichem.
S.O.: (Thank god, not willing to get into a fight): Same to you.
We leave, go to the pizza place, get a pizza, and my S.O. gives them a large tip in return for their always courteous service. Especially considering the moron in the grocery.
Cashier: That'll be $1.79.
S.O.: $1.79? For a soda that's not refrigerated? (NOTE: In a lot of small NYC groceries, they charge extra if you buy something refrigerated. Don't ask.)
Cashier: Yes, $1.79.
S.O.: That's a lot. Are you sure? It's 89 cents at the supermarket.
Cashier: $1.79.
S.O.: Okay, but I'm not going to be shopping here again in a hurry.
Young male standing nearby: (derisively) Sholem aleichem.
S.O.: (Thank god, not willing to get into a fight): Same to you.
We leave, go to the pizza place, get a pizza, and my S.O. gives them a large tip in return for their always courteous service. Especially considering the moron in the grocery.
