Adulting has been difficult for both my wife and I. We need more food and vegetables but no time to go get them. We finally carved out some time to go to the nearby J-mart Chinese Supermarket on 18th Avenue in Brooklyn where the Waldbaum's used to be. Many people living in the area had the same idea.
There was a short queue to get into the parking lot, which is somewhat unusual. But it is the holiday season and the weekend, people need to stock up on supplies for the many banquets and parties in the upcoming weeks. I got lucky and found a spot right by the edge, the other driver left his spot and I just had to skedaddle right in, no need to make a turn or anything fancy. Gathered our many reusable bags and away we went.
The parking was busy so of course the inside was chaotic too. It would be great if people would be more mindful how they drive the shopping carts and how to park them. Don't block the aisle, don't make your fellow shoppers zigzag through the aisle. If you have to park, at least look for existing blocker and be on the same side as the blocker. There usually are some garbage bin for the staff to pick through the produce to get rid of bad parts etc. Or a stack of bins of produce that is ready to be put out as soon as the stuff is all picked up by customers. Any time I see a busy aisle in a big box store, with stuff all over and there is little room for customers to walk around, I painfully recall CompUSA, in particular the one on Fifth Avenue near 42nd Street. What an unpleasant experience that was!
Anyway, sadly, the way some people drive or park their shopping carts inside a supermarket is probably the same way they drive cars on the street. Just park anywhere that's convenient for them. Why move a few yards ahead when there's a double-park spot right in front of their house. Sure, there is another car double-parking on the other side too, people will just have to zigzag around the two cars.
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