Ten Items or Less
I just got back from Wal-Mart. I had to make a run to the store for something I forgot yesterday. Just a small purchase, only $2. In and out in a hurry, right? Nope. Cause I go to school in the middle of nowhere, so our Wal-Mart is stupid. During the busiest season of the year, they have five lines open. Five. And of course all of them are packed with people. One lane had a couple with three… yes three… shopping carts piled up with stuff. Board games, food, miscellaneous possible-presents galore. Ridiculous. After scanning the available lanes, I finally settled on the “Express Checkout” lane. You know the kind… “Ten Items or Less” to keep it going quick.
Except the elderly couple in front of me apparently couldn't read. They had something like 30-something things that they were neatly arranging on the counter for the clerk. Excuse me, that's clearly not less than ten items. This is the EXPRESS LANE. Meaning your checkout should be fast. Thirty items is too many for this lane. See, I'll prove it mathematically. Watch. Ready? Don't miss it.
See? Crazy, I know. Read and think, people. Read and think.