As I noted in an earlier
post "Social Giant", I usually shop at Giant but occasionally visit one of the other three grocery stores in town. One of those
establishments, Harris Teeter, hosted a table by the exhibit hall entrance
at last week’s Olney Community Night. As I shuffled behind the crowd
entering the exhibit hall, I couldn’t help but pause in front of the table.
Despite trying to avoid any eye contact, I couldn’t pass the table quickly or
stealthily enough.
"Would you like
one?" the Harris Teeter representative greeted me, holding out a green
Harris Teeter cloth bag. I hesitated and -- as silly as this may sound --
panicked mildly. I thought, 'Augh! I seldom shop at Harris Teeter! I don't want
to appear disloyal while shopping at Giant!'
Not wanting to be ungracious, I smiled and accepted the bag quietly. When I returned home, I gave
the Harris Teeter bag to my husband to stash in his car. I figure 1) he rarely
grocery shops and 2) even if he does and visits Giant, he’ll look like
the traitor, not me!
Does anyone else ever
worry about shopping in one store while carrying a cloth bag emblazoned with
another store's name?
