Repacking Bags

 

If you shop at Lidl,

You have three options:

1.      Load all your groceries back into the cart unbagged,

2.      Buy a reusable plastic or paper bag at the store,

3.      Or bring your own bags or coolers.

 

I opt for option three,

Unless I forget my own bags,

And then I go for option one or two.

 

While shopping, I like to carefully place items in my bags or cooler.

When self-checkout was an option,

It was easy to pick up the items,

Scan them,

And then place them back in their spot in the bag.

 

Self-checkout isn’t an option on Sunday mornings anymore,

So I now must go through the line with a cashier.

Oftentimes, the cashier haphazardly takes everything out of the bag and places it on the conveyer belt as quickly as possible,

Leaving me to repack what I had already packed—

But with the added pressure of someone being in line behind me.

 

Yesterday, as I was beginning to just unpack the bags,

Figuring that’s what would happen anyway,

The cashier said, “Oh. You don’t have to do that.

I’ll lift the items up and scan them and put them right back into the bag.”

Yay!

I was so grateful.

I wasn’t rushed or stressed and

We even had a nice talk about step ladders while she worked.

 

Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that

Make the biggest difference in someone’s day.

 

May we be a people of simple things,

Small things,

Gracious things,

That make life just a bit better for those around us.

Amen.