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                    I thought people worked during the day

I have a few checks to deposit while the bank is still open, I figured, as
long as I'm out, I might as well do the grocery shopping. Normally, I would
do this around 6:00 pm, but this week's shopping list isn't long, and it
would keep the day from being broken up.

And I'm frankly amazed at how crowded Costco [1] is for mid-afternoon on
Tuesday. Don't these people have jobs to go to? Normally, I get to park near
the store, but today I'm way out in Farlotistan and have to trudge the half
mile to the store. Usually the front of the store is crammed full of shopping
carts—today, I have to return to Fatlotistan to retreive a cart.

They also seem to have plenty of food tasting stations throughout the store.
At the end of every isle is another hot plate stand, manned by a person
cooking some type of food-like item. Everything from Burbon Chicken to
brownies. And every one of these food tasting stations is blocking half the
isle, making it difficult to maneuver through the already crowded store.

So I'm torn. I like the idea of getting the grocery shopping over with while
the sun is still up, thus leaving me with larger blocks of time to work. But
the store isn't as crowded later in the evening. So, I have to ask myself: is
going shopping during the daytime worth the crowds?

[1] http://www.costco.com/

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