"Hot Buys"
The transaction was complete, I’d entered my PIN, pushed the yes button agreeing to a total of $47.56 and the magic box had approved. I’d moved to the end of the check stand and grabbed my cart, when the checker said, “wait, your receipt.” I paused as he took out his red pen and circled my savings, “you saved $4.96 on ‘hot buys’ today,” he said.
Well, as you might expect I was thrilled, I was whooping and a hollering as I guided my cart across the front of the store, passing other customers who were just learning of their “hot buy” savings. I was overcome with joy and needed to share.
I stopped and walked over to the end of the nearest checkout stand. The bagger was just finishing up an order for a young mother and her daughter, paper not plastic, when I came up behind him and gently touched his shoulder with the back of my hand. He stopped bagging, turned and leaned toward me. I whispered, “I just saved $4.96 on ‘hot buys,’ is that cool or what?” The mother looked at me, not sure if she should be annoyed that I was delaying her checkout, she paused for a moment to consider, our eyes met, she smiled, and said, “I have ‘hot buys’ too.”