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I had an odd experience at New Seasons, a local organic/vegetarian/etc. friendly market, in Portland, Ore., this morning. I had to share, because I thought you all might get a giggle.
For what it's worth, I've been solidly vegetarian for a year now, and on and off again for a couple of years before that. I recently moved to Portland, Ore., and after living in small-town Minnesota, it's been a fabulous treat to be in a city that's so vegetarian friendly.
New Seasons is one of my favorite places to shop. My partner and I stopped there after a quick stop at Walgreens to get some stuff for his mother. I picked up a few odds and ends, including some ingredients for a Pad Thai box mix.
We went to a checkout line and he got his things. Our cashier appeared to be slightly physically and mentally disabled, which doesn't matter to me, but becomes pertinent to the story. Be
For what it's worth, I've been solidly vegetarian for a year now, and on and off again for a couple of years before that. I recently moved to Portland, Ore., and after living in small-town Minnesota, it's been a fabulous treat to be in a city that's so vegetarian friendly.
New Seasons is one of my favorite places to shop. My partner and I stopped there after a quick stop at Walgreens to get some stuff for his mother. I picked up a few odds and ends, including some ingredients for a Pad Thai box mix.
We went to a checkout line and he got his things. Our cashier appeared to be slightly physically and mentally disabled, which doesn't matter to me, but becomes pertinent to the story. Be