Dopey Cat

So Yesterday I had a huge dopey experience.

I went to Stop & Shop while my fiancee & I had our laundry in the dryer so we could pick up a few things. We saw this newer thing they offered which was kind of like a shopping companion. Basically its a scanner you use while you shop, so you can total & bag everything as you go along & then just go up to pay. What an awesome idea, right? Yes... for the less dopey.

I tried to get the contraption off of the display. I was already met with a problem. I kept pulling on it & trying to get one out. Then i decided i should just read the sign. Oh! you need to scan your club card & THEN take one. Okay... now we're on our way.

The actual shopping wasn't too bad. I'm pretty good when it comes to actually getting items & pricing things out. A few things here & there were kinda yaan because the scanner the display gave to me was a little broken. Nonetheless, it was a decent & quick shopping... until it came time to checkout.

As usual, I wanted to take the reigns in the situation. I go up & remember i need to scan my club card, so I do so. It didn't work, so I scanned it again. I didn't understand why it wasn't working. The Self Scanning machine basically froze itself & announced, "HELP IS ON THE WAY"...which is a phrase I'm very familiar with. I then noticed a little sign above the checkout counter that said "scan bar code here to end self scan" So I tried doing that. An employee came over & said "i know you didn't do that first! I gotta fix it for you." So she did. I giggled it off & tried it again the proper way. As usual, following the rules in order led to success. Everything was bagged up already, so all then do was pay & go.

Overall, it was yet another learning experience for me. Now that I know how to work the thing, I think its actually quite useful.