My shopping encounter

So I went to the shop today and ended up buying Last of the Summer Wine series 11-18 because they were on special. I nervously walk to the chekout, knowing why I usually rely on internet shopping for these purchases. With the DVDs close to my chest while in the queue I get to the elderly checkout lady who looks at me quizzically.
"Is it your Dad's birthday coming up" she asks.
"No", I reply, "These are for me"
"Oh" she retorts. "That surprises me. I bought Steptoe and Son the other day. Though, you'll be too young to know about that."
"No, no, no, no, no" (not in a Jim Trott way I hasten to add) I say, shaking my head. "I love Harold and Albert, 'You dirty old man'"
"Hahaha" she chuckles."Very good. You've made my day, enjoy yours"

And I did. What I envisaged may be social embarrassment ended in making one old lady laugh. You can't put a price on that.

Quote: fustidious @ July 18 2013, 7:34 AM BST

So I went to the shop today and ended up buying Last of the Summer Wine series 11-18 because they were on special. I nervously walk to the chekout, knowing why I usually rely on internet shopping for these purchases. With the DVDs close to my chest while in the queue I get to the elderly checkout lady who looks at me quizzically.
"Is it your Dad's birthday coming up" she asks.
"No", I reply, "These are for me"
"Oh" she retorts. "That surprises me. I bought Steptoe and Son the other day. Though, you'll be too young to know about that."
"No, no, no, no, no" (not in a Jim Trott way I hasten to add) I say, shaking my head. "I love Harold and Albert, 'You dirty old man'"
"Hahaha" she chuckles."Very good. You've made my day, enjoy yours"

And I did. What I envisaged may be social embarrassment ended in making one old lady laugh. You can't put a price on that.

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I like that a lot, New Zealand. It made my morning very happy.

Thanks!

I wish all shops only employed old ladies

Most of the shops round my way are staffed by teenage nob heads

Which is why I never frequent them

Praise be to Amazon

I love the episode where they come up with that zany harebrained scheme.

I love the bit where Compo murdered Wally Batty out on the moors and buried his body in a shallow grave

I also love Lofthouse's favourite wet dream. Grrrr.

I love when people fall into the stereotypical LOTSW criticisms.