For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 18, 2022

There are all sorts of consumers at every grocery store… I know as I — as I’ve repeatedly and countlessly said — work at a grocery store. Not only in the cart-collecting and clean-up department, but also as a bagger.

If they didn’t retain old bread and move old bread to the front of the shelves, then I would not have to see which is the most fresh to purchase. I hate stale, dry bread.

I remember when I worked retail…it’s hard not noticing what everybody brought and every item had a story. This is why I head to self checkouts when I shop, I don’t want the cashier’s to know everything I buy.

Of course one should open the carton of eggs! Too many times, when I have neglected to check them, one of the eggs would be cracked and inedible. In fact, at Trader Joe’s, the checker will open the egg carton and check them unless you say you’ve already done so.

Of course they open boxes of eggs!!

Who wants to pay for broken merchandise??

Here’s another enigma. This family is supposed to live in Canada, but in Canada we say a carton of eggs. I don’t know anybody in Canada who buys eggs in a box.

Suuuurrre he minds his own business.

You mind your own business? Then how’d you end up in this comic strip?

When I ran the dairy department I didn’t mind people checking for broken eggs

I did have a problem with the people who moved eggs from one container to another so they could get the “best” dozen

Panel 1: Dallas looks like a muppet.

oh the irony

Don’t be a dufus, boy, just go ask her…

you’re a lot of help. :p

Plus, I’m one of those who squeezes the heads of lettuce. (Soft heads last longer.) And, I thump watermelons to see which are ripe. Yes, those of us smart people know what to do to get the best quality produce. Despite what the store’s ads say, there’s no guarantee.

Checking the eggs is a MUST. There’s a broken egg in almost every carton.

During covid, some Trader Joes made you bag your own groceries. They put everything back in the cart and had tables set up outside so you could bag them yourself. I miss the free coffee

The town crier of the knows nothing?

A good observer knows what to observe and what to report. They are not the same.

Michael is an expert in running other people’s lives. Just look at what he did to Lawrence. When Lawrence wanted to wait to see how his parents felt before telling them about homosexuality, Michael the know-it-all disapproved. Since Michael knows Lawrence better than Lawrence knew how to run Lawrence’s life, surely he can with this girl.

Since when does he mind his own business?

Please don’t squeeze the Charmin

that’s not nice!

If I were Mike, I would chalk up trying to get with Rhetta! She’s obviously made her choice. But since he’s working in a big supermarket, HE WILL eventually meet a nice young lady that will catch his eye, the two will hit it off and they’ll start dating and he’ll forget all about Rhetta especially since he’s driving now. And I’d bet money that THAT’S when Rhetta will take a sudden interest in him! Then SHE’LL see how it feels to be put on the back burner! That’s usually how it works.

When my dad was a manager at a Kroger store, a man was walking out with blood coming down his face. My dad was concerned and asked if he was o.k. Turns out, the man was smuggling beef under his hat and the blood from the meat was running down his face.

You only open the eggs until you find one that doesn’t have any broken ones in it. Last week I had to open FOUR cartons to find one with 12 intact eggs.

For my son not certain he pays attention what the customer buys, what he does notice if the car especially the truck stinks.

I check the egg cartons for broken shells. Shouldn’t everyone do that?

So with all the people that open the eggs, why don’t we rig up a carton so it screams when opened, and film the results for youtube?