I stopped at the NH liquor store on the north-bound side of I-95 in Hampton yesterday. I was going to ask if they had any empty wooden wine cases to use for my upcoming move. I never did ask anyone mostly because it was incredibly busy in the store. I did take time to walk around and look at the wines.
I noticed a guy on his cell phone when I arrived. He had a case of some Bordeaux wine and a shopping cart nearly full of bottles too. He had a copy of Wine Spectator and was obviously shopping based on their advice and the advice of the person on the other side of the phone.
This man was sitting on a display talking on the phone. His cart was in the middle of the aisle and the case that he had was perched on the edge of the cart. A woman who worked there came by and mentioned to him that he may want to watch the case and that he was sitting on a display. He kind of nodded but waved his hand at her like she just needed to move on. She came by a few minutes later and told him he needed to get up off of the display.
This guy looked really pissed but he got up. He was sitting on boxes of Champagne that retail for around $30 a bottle. The display consisted of individual bottles that were in their own box and he was sitting on them. He dented several of the boxes but apparently didn't think that was a problem.
People who do things like that just irritate the hell out of me. This man looked to be in his mid 40's, and in good health. What world does he live in that makes him think it is ok to sit on a display? His primary concern was his comfort and his phone call. The fact that someone may not want to buy the boxes that he squished probably never crossed his mind, or he just didn't care.