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Subject: Re: Christmas Shopping


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Willie
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Date Posted: 09:50:58 12/18/02 Wed
In reply to: Willie 's message, "Christmas Shopping" on 03:32:38 12/14/02 Sat

Moore Street in Dublin yesterday and I'm buying a packet of felt-tip pens from a pound store. (As an aside, I suppose Poundworld will have to change its name because of the Euro now?)

Anyway, the place is Bedlam, as usual. The staff are on minimum wage and the same in manners.

Checkout Girl #1: "Do we have any large bags?"
Checkout Girl #2: "No."
Elderly Female Customer to Checkout Girl #2: "Do yis have any bags?"
Checkout Girl #2: "No."

In front of me, two women are discussing whether a personal radio cassette machine (with headphones) will play a tape.

Woman #1: "Will I get Glen that?"
Woman #2: "Yeh."
Woman #1: "Fuck him then. He's not gettin' the sweets as well."

The queue moved up to Checkout Girl #2's cach register.

Woman #1: "Does that play a tape?"
Checkout Girl #2: "Wha'?"
Woman #1: "Does THA' play a TAPE?"
Checkout Girl #2: "Yeh."

Woman #1 takes a €50 note and some change from her purse and starts counting out the change on the counter.

Checkout Girl #2: "Nineteen Euro please."
Woman #1: "How much is there?"
Checkout Girl #2, putting money into register: "I don't know."
Woman #1: "I don't have enough in change. You'll have to give me that back."

Checkout Girl #2 paused and looked blankly into the cash drawer. Slowly, she took out some coins and handed them to the woman.

Checkout Girl #2: "There's €13 there."
Woman #2: "There was more than tha'!"

At this stage, people are grabbing paper bags to replace burst paper bags (no, they still don't have big bags), and I scooted over to pay my €2 to Checkout Girl #1.

Checkout Girl #1: "Do you wan' a bag wit' tha'?"
Willie: "Fuck no! I just want to go home!"

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