Kate and the Local Grocery Store Dilemma

So, it's nothing, really.

It's just so annoying when you want something, but you can't get it.

Especially when it's someone else getting in your way, whether they realize they're keeping you from your goal or not.

I know it's not worth getting all worked up about.

I just can't seem to help it.

But it's like, every time I go to my local grocery store, if I see that yogurt's on sale, I totally want to buy some. I like yogurt a lot, and it's a great afternoon snack at work. But when it's not on sale, the cost outweighs the deliciousness. Usually though, yoplait yogurt is often on sale - my yogurt brand of choice.

Here's what totally gets my knickers in a twist: every time I go over to the dairy section to pick out my favorite yogurt flavors, there is a worker restocking the cold foods shelves - that aren't empty! - with his giant cart and 10 boxes full of whatever sitting right in front of the yogurt! Right next to the shelves! So I can't even shinny in between and grab some yogurts!

The whole situation really sticks in my craw.

I just get bothered when I go to the store and yogurt's not on sale, so apparently nothing on the shelves near it needs to be re-stocked, and no one's buying full-priced yogurt so that definitely doesn't need to be re-shelved. I have absolutely no need to go to that part of the grocery store, so of course it's completely deserted, free of workers and boxes.

BUT as soon as the yogurt goes on sale and I want to spend a few minutes in that part of the store, the cottage cheese and the sour cream and the pudding and whatever else resides there need to get restocked, so that blasted cart and boxes get set up right where I need to be, and the stock boy (or old man, more often than not) has to stand inches from where I'd like to get to so instead of getting awkwardly close to him and the boxes, I just thrust his back a mean glare that he must be immune to, because he never seems to react to the anger beams zapping his neck hairs.

It's like they need to show that they have sales and deals, but they'll do whatever it takes to keep their customers from enjoying them.

When I went to the store last night, the yogurt was blocked again, inevitably. But this time, I blasted my way through to the yogurt, disregarded the stock man, and pulled off all the yogurt I could get to. I felt the silent cheers of the women around me as I fought my way to victory against the Man - point one for me.

I'm pretty sure the stock man then subtly slid his cart closer to the shelves, destroying anyone else's chances to take advantage of the half-priced yogurt deal.

Honestly, I need to get over it. I know my anger could go to something more worthy of it, like adulterers and Al Qaida and early morning garbage trucks, but it's difficult to keep my feelings restrained when I know the situation will be the same every time I walk into the grocery store. Every time.

It just cheeses me off, you know?