MORE ENLIGHTENMENT: In the freezer aisle

It was with great enjoyment I read the Christmas Eve letter from Bob Holliday regarding his recent shopping experience at Costco. I have a similar story to share, although mine is from a hot July day in 2022. I was shopping for my wedding/reception for 150 people in about one week.

My fiancée and I ventured into Costco with a carefully prepared list. However, what I didn’t plan carefully for was the need to stop to go over the list, which resulted in turning around to go back for forgotten items. In Costco, one does not stop, one does not turn around, oh no. One runs the risk of being run over, or at the very least, being on the receiving end of many dirty looks. 

Even my wonderful fiancée seemed irritated about it all. Feeling suddenly overwhelmed, not only by the shopping, but by the impending wedding/reception, which I must point out was all my fiancée’s idea as I had wanted a much smaller celebration, I basically had a meltdown in the freezer aisle. My fiancée was rubbing my shoulders just as the boxer’s trainer might do in an important match, while I contemplated escape. 

Just then, an older woman came around the corner and asked if she could have a shoulder rub too, as she felt the same way that I looked. She defused the whole situation and I laughed and was able to complete the shopping that day. Thank you Anonymous Lady. I hope I can bring as much relief to another Costco shopper as you did to me that day. P.S., the wedding/reception was wonderful.

MICHELLE WINDHAM

Coeur d’Alene