I just got back from my adventures at Walgreens. Know the coke aisle? Where they keep all the cold drinks and yadda? I get over there to get a coke and see that they're on the highest shelf and is as far back at the back as humanly possible. For those of you who do not know, I am 4'11. I furrowed my brow and craned my neck staring up at it. The shelf stared back, seemingly amused at my predicament. I stood there for a second more than a light came on in my head, leading me over to the next aisle to grab a backscratcher. Victorious grin on my face I walk back over to the coke aisle to see a couple leaving, each with cokes in their hands. My step faltered somewhat, yet I continued over to the cokes. I peer up at the shelf, the shelf peers back at me, greatly amused now. One coke remains..........at the very back. Biting my lip I lift myself onto my tiptoes and use the backscratcher as an extra arm, it wobbles for a second but I can't quite get the backscratcher behind it. Sticking my tongue out (because you can always reach further when you stick your tongue out) I gave it one last heroic try. The bottle wobbles again and topples sideways into the next lane. I let out a large growl and dropped the offending backscrather in the empty coke lane. Walking over to the photoshop I looked at the older man and said "I'm in need of somebody tall with long arms." He nodded, gave a slight grin, then walked over to the crimescene, reached in and deftly pulled out the elusive coke. "Would you like some cookies as well?" The clerk asked me. I looked around only to see that the cookies were on the bottom shelf of the aisle across from the drinks. Being the smartass I am, I replied "Yes, I would, thank you. Chips Ahoy, chewy, please." and stood there. The clerk, realizing I was a customer whom he'd just smarted off to, quickly stooped and grabbed the chewy chips ahoy and handed them to me. Smiling, I thanked him and left. The coke is now mounted on my wall.
