I was standing in the self checkout line at my local supermarket one Saturday morning. The line was really backed up with people that had full shopping carts. I noticed a lot of the people were having a hard time operating the self scanning equipment.
There was a black woman in line in front of me. She turned around and clued me in. The reason for the logjam was because this was the first Saturday of the month. Everyone’s EBT cards were just recharged.
She wasn’t being nasty about it.
Now I avoid grocery shopping on the first Saturday of the month.
I also avoid our local Walmart on Sundays. It's like being in a market in Bombay...packed, kids running loose, check out line, even with self-check in 30 minutes.