Twitter user @MavenofHonor asked people to list their brushes with greatness (i.e. encounters with celebrities), many responded with sightings at Wegmans: Now, more than ever, we should share our most mundane celebrity encounters. For example, in 2002 I saw Diane Keaton in the Gap — Mave (home version) (@MavenofHonor) May 13, 2020 I helped Sam…
Month: May 2020
Yeast: the canary in the grocery store
At the start of each shift, I do a quick circuit, marking all the touchstones. Sanitizers, wipes, toilet paper, meat, and yeast, always in that order. Inventory, I realize, isn’t a true measure of recovery. I am, after all, wearing a mask as I walk the aisles, and the store is closed overnight, as it…
Say it with a card
What to get Mom when you can’t take her out to dinner or bring the grandkids over for a visit? Flowers, of course. This is what my store’s floral department looked like by closing time Saturday night. Heightened demand combined with reduced deliveries to create a buying spree we haven’t seen since the Great Toilet…
The bells are ringing
If you’re in Wegmans and you hear two bells, a delivery truck has just pulled into the loading dock. Don’t wait around in expectation. It takes awhile to unload, break down the pallets, restock. Just know that the supply chain is working. (Every time a bell rings, a shelf gets its product!)
Scan and self-checkout
A confession: As a night worker, I’ve never used the Wegmans SCAN app. It’s turned off when the store is closed. (I do, however, have the pleasure of shopping when there are no customers, so I’m not complaining.) Those who have used the app give favorable reports. All you need is a smart phone, a…
Lonely is the night
Working nights puts you out of sync with the real world. You make dinner before noon, sleep through the 6 o’clock news, head to the job as others get ready for bed. This morning, I finished early and left the store a couple of hours before dawn. A big yellow moon floated just above the…