It is that time of year!

About eight weeks ago an elderly gentleman is shopping for eggs in Walgreens.  He did not see any in the cooler so he asks the manager if they were all sold out.  The manager told him there were more in the back of the cooler and he would get them for him.  The manager brings out a partial case of eggs which contained twelve dozen. 

The manager places the partial case of eggs on the chair at the photo counter and the elderly fellow buys three cartons. The manager places them in a bag for him.  He tells the manager to leave the eggs in the bag on the counter as he had to go to the restroom and he would get them on the way out. 

The manager had to assist several other people and totally forgot about putting the partial case of eggs back in the cooler.  He sees the bag of eggs on the photo counter and started to check with the clerks to see if the fellow was still in the store.  The clerk at the front counter said he had left with the box of eggs that he told her he had already paid the manager for the eggs.

The manager and I watch the video of the fellow and are rolling on the floor watching the man walk out of the store with eggs.  I said I know that man as he is a regular customer at the pharmacy.

The lost prevention manager was told of this and said that senior citizens were a group that needed to be watched as they are on fixed incomes and were prone to leaving stores without paying for items.

NOW THE REST OF THE STORY—

Yesterday the same elderly fellow is again shopping and getting more eggs.  The same manager is helping with the holiday rush at the island register.  He has three people in line when this fellow hobbles up to the line and tries to walk in front of a person already in line.  The manager tells him that he is assisting a couple of other people but he is welcome to place his six dozen of eggs on the counter while waiting.  The eggs were already in bags but he insisted on putting them on the counter.

The manger completes the sale for the first customer and the total is $26.00.  The elderly fellow tries to hand the manager the money thinking it is what he owes.  

Finally it is his turn to be checked out.  The manager asks him if he had already paid for the eggs since they were in bags.  “No, I still have to pay for them as the other clerk just put them in a bag for me.”  He paid for the eggs and left the store. 

The manager asked the clerk at photo why he put the eggs in a bag but did not check him out.  The photo clerk told him he had checked the fellow out and he had paid for the eggs. 

Is it that seniors are trying to take things without paying OR is it that they or losing their memories.  What is he doing with all of those eggs?  I will have to ask him the next time he is at the pharmacy counter.