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Typically I see older men who look confused when shopping alone. That's probably because their wife did this job for years, and for some reason the men are now on their own. This makes me sad. My husband is much slower at it than I am, but only because he doesn't do it as often as I do. I just can't write the shopping list using my usual shorthand if he is the one going.
What gets me are the groups of people "catching up" with long lost friends, blocking the aisles seemingly unaware of the other shoppers. Or those who still pay via check, but seem to forget, until the groceries are all bagged up, that they need to actually pay for their items. Back when I still wrote checks, decades ago, I made out the check before I went, leaving just the total and my signature to be filled in.
I do try to be extra patient with the elderly, having had to take 2 different relatives for their shopping for many years. The last two times I took my 94 year old mom grocery shopping was not any fun, for me, or for those who were behind us. Hopefully they understood. I'll be old some day, much quicker than expected, and I hope people are patient with me.
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