early 90s around 1993 or 94
I was in the checkout line at the U.S. located at Bannister and James A. Reed Rd. This was a very nice grocery store at the time by the way.
I had a cart full of carefully shopped for grocery items. Meat, vegetables, fruit, dairy products, bread.. you know, STAPLES.. the food you need to eat to be healthy.
The woman in front of me had a six pack of bottled expensive beer and a couple of junk food pieces she probably picked up at the checkout stand display. She had shoulder length permed looking bleached blonde hair, wore too much makeup and was dressed in tight blue jeans and some kind of leather or faux leather jacket. She had a couple of big rocks (rings) on her fingers, fake or real I don't know. She appeared to be about 20 or 30 years older than me. I was around 33 or so at the time. I never saw her again, thank God, so I can't confirm her age but I am guessing she was younger than she looked. She was just hard, crass, trashy acting, a well worn out old looking young woman.
I told the cashier I had some coupons and the blonde woman in front of me haugthtily turned around and said to me, "Oh. I never use coupons. It's just a waste of my time." She looked at the cashier as if seeking approval from her for her proud display of negligence.
1998 or 1999 I was in the same United Super, coupon holder in my hand standing in the meat department when this man came up to me and said, "This one is on sale and I have coupons for that. You know you can save a lot of money. You should be using coupons and buying things on sale."
I said, "I already do that. Here is my coupon holder." I showed it to him. It was about half full and had dividers in it to organize categories of items.
That man was Chuck Strand. Charles. A few years later I found him living next door to the man I ended up working with at Super Flea. Mr. John William Layson. I had stopped at John's house and this Chuck man was in the front yard.
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