[Magdalen] this morning's trip to Whole Foods

[Jay Weigel]

Me too. I have the best picture of my grandmother with her namesake
great-granddaughter, my Betsy. Betsy was probably not quite 2 when the
picture was taken, but the expression on both their faces seems to say, "We
got this!" I really need to find the pic, scan it, and put it on my
Facebook page.

On Saturday, October 3, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I still like the grandmother idea.  I'd give anything to be able to see
> mine again.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > And Whole Paycheck could fix the problem by simply doing a session or two
> > like our Food City (which is a regional chain in southwest VA and east
> TN)
> > did on produce identification. It seemed to take about 10 minutes.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 1:02 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > What a terrible situation to put the poor girl into, not knowing the
> > > products she is selling.
> > >
> > > It can be a real hassle when the person doesn't know what they are
> doing,
> > > but I think it has to be worse for them!
> > >
> > > What should the customer do? I'd not want to say anything to the
> manager,
> > > because I would expect the simple response would be, "Go home and don't
> > > come back."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> preserved,
> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:11 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Everybody has a first day at work,
> > > > and this morning's cashier was just starting hers.
> > > >
> > > > She didn't know the difference between a russet
> > > > and a Yukon Gold. OK.
> > > >
> > > > She couldn't tell a zucchini from a cucumber. OK.
> > > >
> > > > She couldn't identify a whole wheat roll (no barcode).
> > > >
> > > > She didn't know the difference between
> > > > celery and broccoli !!!
> > > > She needs a grandmother!
> > > > -M
> > > >
> > > > PS: I bet she could tell the difference between a Big Mac
> > > > and a Whopper.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>