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A long wait at Bi Lo.............

March 10th, 2011 at 06:52 pm

I ran into town to get a few things I needed at Bi Lo.
Just as I got into a line, the computer went down and all of the registers quit working.
Working a register was my very first job.

I went to work at age 12 (with a work permit) and was hired as a stock girl at a retail store. It was soon obvious that I was good with money, so I ran the register and did the books. Back then, all registers were manuel and you had to know how to count the change back, cause the register sure did not tell you anything.

I can't believe that there is not some kind of a back up system in these big chain stores.

I stood there for over 30 minutes and nothing happened. I offered the manager $20 for my $17 worth of groceries and she took it. Not very frugal, but I needed the stuff and did not want to make another trip back to town later.

I had a no use gas day yesterday, so $2 more to the challenge.

Prev. total $3393.00
today 2.00
new total $3395.00

1 Responses to “A long wait at Bi Lo.............”

  1. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    When it works...technology is amazing...when it doesnt...it is crippling. Hope the manager remembers you and offers a refund on the overpay on your next visit. (For waiting 30 minutes you deserve your $3 plus...)

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