No Speeding in the Express Lane...

So I stop by Publix, where shopping is a pleasure, to pick a few items.

I picked up eight items to be specific. I was paying with my ATM card, so I headed to the express lane.

So I get in line and there is a family of four checking out in front of me. They keep putting items on the counter. Then their elementary aged child walks up and drops something else on the counter.

I am standing counting the check-out screen and its 13 items! (The sign says 10 items or less.)

Then the lady pulls out her check book. (I think the sign also says cash or ATM only...)

By the time she finishes there are six people in line behind me.

This is not the first time I have been stuck behind someone over the limit. I have asked cashiers why they don't say something to them. They couldn't answer me.

Unfortunately it comes down to a lack of courtesy. The express lane is there for people who have a small purchase to get out quickly. Yet people do not follow the instructions on the sign. (Buying 10 yogurts for $4 does not count as one item when they scan each one...)

We see a lack of courtesy all around - from people trying to cross the street, holding the elevator for someone, to helping unload something. If we each did one small courtesy each day the world might be a little better.