Where's the Cool-Whip?
I had a rare encounter at my local Kroger last night. My wife needed some salad mix around 10pm and I went to go get some. My shopping list had 3 things. Salad Mix, Cucumbers, and Cool Whip.
The first two were easy. For the life of me, I couldn't find the cool-whip. I searched high and low for about 20 minutes, but no cool-whip. I knew it would be refridgerated, but that yielded no results either.
With all my outs gone I turned to a worker.
Jimbob: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I may find the cool-whip?"
Guy 1: "What's Cool-Whip?"
I was taken aback by that question, but since he asked...
Jimbob: "Cool-Whip is the white fluffy stuff you put on Pie and Cake."
Guy 1: "Do you need the powder or the stuff is already mixed up?"
Again, I was confused by the way this was going, but I answered anyways.
Jimbob: "The stuff that is already mixed if you can swing it."
Guy 1: "I'm new, let me ask somebody else."
Me and Guy1 find Guy2. Guy2 was busy stocking shelves and was a bit frazzled when Guy1 broke his concentration.
Guy1: (From WAAAY downtown) "HEY!!!! WHERE'S the COOL-WHIP!!!"
Guy2: (stops and approaches before replying) "What's Cool-whip?"
Guy1: "You know, the stuff you put on Pie."
Guy2: "Oh, PUDDING! We have a Kroger brand in Aisle 5."
Jimbob: "No, no, no.... COOL-WHIP!!! White fluffy cool-whip! You know?" (I begin to try and sing the jingle)
Guy2: "Dunno..."
I walk away. A bit angry. I felt defeated. I was on my way to checkout to cut my losses when Guy1 showed up.
Guy1: "I don't think he knew."
Jimbob: "No, I don't think so either."
Guy1: (spotting a checkout girl) "Hey, Where's the Cool-Whip?"
Girl: "Aisle 13 in an endcap."
Guy1: "Ahh.. See? She knew!"
Jimbob: "I see that."
Guy1 leaves and I go to check Aisle 13 carefully, but find nothing. I return to checkout to buy what I have. I'm tired now, my slots are failing, I just want to leave, but my job isn't over yet.
Girl: "Did you find everything alright?"
Jimbob: "No."
Girl: "No Cool-Whip?"
Jimbob: "No Cool-Whip."
She then procedes to lead me to Aisle 15 and directly to my Cool-Whip. I bought it and left. My total time spend away from home? 40 minutes. I don't like having only one option for groceries.
7 Comments:
"Whipped Cream" may have been the password the workers needed. You should've gotten donuts. Good job avoiding the Alien Attack Brownies though....
Ok, just what were you and the wife doing with cucumbers and cool whip? LOL!
um yeah... and whats with the salad mix? who in the hell buys salad mix anyways?
Salad mix is a blend of several key salad vegetables. Primarily lettuce.
I bought 3 cucumbers that night. We used them. All of them. We still have some of the Cool Whip left, but not much.
wow... all three of them? thats pretty impressive. i think the most ive ever used with anyone is two. howd she like it?
Basically we learned rather quickly that one of them was rotten. The other two provided us with a good experience on the kitchen table.
Remind not to eat at your kitchen table. LOL!
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