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Just had a weird moment at the grocery store with a runaway cart
I was in the cereal aisle and my cart just took off down a slope, crashing into a giant pyramid of soup cans. The manager came over, looked at the mess, and just said 'happens more than you'd think' before handing me a broom.
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charlie_fisher452mo ago
Remember watching a kid launch a whole bin of oranges with a running start. The produce guy just sighed and started rolling them back, like it was his daily workout. Makes you wonder what they see on a normal Tuesday.
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valwest2mo ago
Honestly, that kind of low-stakes chaos is just part of the grocery store vibe (like when a display just collapses for no reason). It's weirdly comforting when the staff is just totally unfazed by it.
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grant_perry4d ago
Not sure I'd call it comforting exactly. Mostly just feels like people are numb to it because they deal with way worse stuff on a daily basis. Like the orange bin thing is a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale of grocery store nonsense. The real chaos is when a customer starts yelling about expired coupons or something while you're trying to restock the coffee aisle. That's when the unfazed look is just survival mode.
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