Sunday, December 14, 2008

Grocery Store Shelf Injuries!


I wonder if there have been law suits, already...

About 2 years ago, grocery stores in my area (and probably nation-wide) started re-fitting their shelves with acrylic "guards" of sorts. I assume the reason for this was too much product slipping off the over-stuffed platforms. So far, so good.

Moronically, these "guard" panes have sharp edges. Every time I have to reach deeper into the shelf space to get a few extra packs of coconut flakes, I scrape some skin off my lower arm.

It hurts to shop for more than what's conveniently located up front! Huh? Who came up with that brain fart? It hurts to buy more?

I'm already at peace with the fact that sometimes a quart of sour cream is more (?) expensive than two individual pints. But being rewarded with bloody scratches for throwing more money at the big chains seems to be a bit of a stretch, to me.

The photo is an exaggeration, of course. Courtesy of rbatina. Thank you.

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