Drabble by Kevin Fagan for September 30, 2024

Not the Dark Chocolate Reese’ s cups !

And get a cart, you won’t leave without all of them

Right, save room for the Christmas candy

Or you could bury your sorrows in a couple extra bags. It’s not illegal to drive while on a sugar high.

I know how you feel Ralph, I’ve been cutting back myself lately.

Aren’t those to give, not to eat yourself?

I will line up for a cashier every time. No self checking for me!

Who is this guy and what happened to Ralph?

My local furniture store added a shelf checkout line.

what will he eat tomorrow if he only gets one bag

He put back the bag that he was going to give to the trick or treaters and kept the bag that he planned to eat himself.

I’ve never been in a checkout line with a full-length mirror!

Oh, my! Such self-restraint!

It’s about that time where I buy 3-4 giant bags from Costco. But in my neighborhood, we’ll give most of it to the kids. What’s left will take me 3-6 months to finish.

yeah, I’ve reached the point where a lotta the junk food I used to enjoy just doesn’t taste good to me anymore… so I think my taste buds are trying to keep me alive and healthier for a bit longer!

Put them all back Ralph, you’ve got 30 more days before you need them.

Buy that now & they will be long gone when Halloween arrives!

A service provided by no store ever.

That not like Ralph!

That would be self reflection, not self check out.

Ralph is SERIOUSLY invading that shopper’s personal space!

Totally understand!

I don’t think that that mirror was a very good idea to have around the candy area. Most people ’"piece eat" when they pass the candy out. I bet he goes back and gets the extra bag he put back on the pile!!!

A novel self checkout .

He will just be back sooner. At least he might get a little more exercise walking back into the store for more candy.

Amazing! Never thought he would do something like that.