Dear Grocery and Supermarket Workers,

You help keep us fed and our homes comfortable.  It often seems like our society doesn’t give you enough credit and now we’d like to recognize you.  During these troubling times, you are important to keeping life as sane as possible.

We’ve dug into the archives for some older tales, from you and your colleagues, of awesome coworkers and of dealing with unexpected customers, the good and the bad.

We hope this gives you a smile and helps others to remember how much we depend on you.

Rapscallion Fun — A vegetable by any other name would taste identical.

Coworkers Über Alles — It’s good to know who has your back!

A Minor Truth — Ah, children…

Wrestling With This Sale — Tale of the Not So Tough Guy.

The Oracle At Register Five — The Oracle knows almost everything.

Ask A Stupid Question, Part 4 — What it says on the tin.

A Dawning Realization Of One’s Dimness — If only these tales always worked out in the end.

You’re Not On Candid Camera — or Supermarket Sweep.

Because PvP In Produce Is Teh Suxxxorz — I wield the +5 Celery of Yipes.

Extra Coating Of Generosity — The best customers warm you up.

A Tale Of Two Poultries, Two Meanings, And Two Hands — Your choice of dessert is your own, pal.

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Bag Holder — Surprisingly, it worked.

Praise Cheeses — Nothing like the good customer putting the fear of God into the bad one.

At War With Your Employees — Not sure what business this is actually from, but it makes us laugh.

You are all heroes to those of us at NotAlwaysRight, and the rest of the world!

It’s time for the March roundup! Our editors have decided among themselves which stories in March deserve the extra attention, regardless of the number of thumbs-ups they received. Out of all the stories we posted in the month, we’ve singled out twelve.

If there are any stories from the last month you feel we should have included, please let us know in the comments!

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite stories in the poll below! Note: You can choose up to three. Last month’s winner was The Lost Art Of Writing Things Down from the Working category!

The Ending Of This Story Is The Cherry On Top – It’s all in the title, read until the end!

They’re Not Russian To Pay You Any More – Boris has moved to the Czech Republic!

You Can’t Punk A Punk (Or Your Mother) – The mother of all justices!

God Bless Boston – Don’t f*** with Fenway Paaaaaahk!

The Saga Of The Battle Of The Checkouts – Great teamwork, everyone!

A Frustrating Type Of Teacher – Applying for jobs, the “OK Boomer” edition.

Fake Gamer Girl Strikes Again! – Even better than Fake Gamer Girl VII: Remake!

Fluffy’s More High-Maintenance Than Most Pets Of His Kind – This story is full of fluff.

Sometimes Nature Knows Best – This is better than the movie Cats, just like everything else!

Needs That Shampoo With Those Calming Herbs – How to deal with an adult toddler in such a satisfying way!

This Lesson Headed South – The mic dropped ALL the way to South Africa!

Guess Who’s Next, Caller? – Now we really want to know what happened to the man in the hotel room…

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Is this a roundup you see before you?  Some stories are written great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

John Carpenter’s: Hamlet — Better than John Landis’: Animal Castle.

Caesar 2: The [Roman] Empire Strikes Back — Followed by Return of the Shrew.

Verily, A New Hope — The above being closer to reality than thought.

Not Donuts About Shakespeare — And Julius Caesar isn’t a play about salad.

Oh What Fools These Mortals Be — or, The Shakespeare Conspiracy.

Love Makes Fools Of Us All — Got it, got it, got it, got it… fumble.

Et Tu Brute Spoilers — It’s not all movie magic.

Shipping Has Been Around Since Shakespeare — Probably before that, but who’s to argue?

Love’s Labours Lost — Using the Bard as a dating filter.

It’s Going To Be An Interesting Knight — First, twelfth… Same thing, right?

What did you think of our roundup?  We hope it is as you like it… How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless reader!

Do you have your own Shakespeare-related tale?  Tell us below, or submit it here.  It is up to you to decide if brevity is the soul of wit.

Happy 𝚷 (Pi) Day! Or some prefer 🥧 (Pie) Day! Either way, on March 14, we celebrate Pi by eating pie.  There was some calculating to gather these tasty stores.  We hope you’ll enjoy them!

A Misunderstanding Of Pi — Math is hard. Let’s go slicing!

You’ll Never Hear The End Of It — Who else wants an invitation to dinner?

The Custom-fur Is Always Right — It’s difficult to argue with this. Really difficult.

This Is A Bad Sine — Inside one in every 3.14 onions is an opinion.

Not As Sweet As Pie — Lack of planning on your part means you go pieless.

Need A Pi In The Face — That teacher is 288.  Two gross.

This Lime Cannot Go Unpunished — When citrus attacks… it’s Pie Time!

Friends For Life Of Pi — Math will bring us together.

These Are Some Pie In The Sky Questions — Next question: What color is the sky on these people’s planet?

And A Bottle Of Pun… —  Bob the Tomato would approve.

The Absence Of The Lambs — This story gives me a baaaad feeling.

How will you be celebrating Pi Day?  Do you have any fun tales of Pi or Pie to share?  Leave us a comment below or submit the story here and maybe you’ll get your own slice of fame!

It’s time for the February roundup! Our editors have decided among themselves which stories in February deserve the extra attention, regardless of the number of thumbs-ups they received. Out of all the stories we posted in the month, we’ve singled out seventeen.

If there are any stories from the last month you feel we should have included, please let us know in the comments!

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite stories in the poll below! Note: You can choose up to three. Last month’s winner was Send Him Back Some Materials On Misogyny from the Working category!

That’ll Do Snake… That’ll Do – Who’s a good snake? Whose the best snake?

Thinking Outside ALL The Boxes – I love malicious compliance 3000.

That Takes A Lot Of Balls – This story contains a lot of junk.

The Long Road Paved With Good Intentions – It’s the thought that counts, but they clearly weren’t thinking.

The Nights Are About To Get Quieter… And Colder – Just a huge amount of OUCH in this one…

The Lost Art Of Writing Things Down – Document… EVERYTHING!

Dress Code Change Is Good – This teacher gets an A+!

It Was Ms. Mustard, In The Drive-Thru, With The Packet – Karma is a dish that tastes like must mustard.

My Business Here Is Done – When you CAN’T attract flies with ‘honey.’

Giving Them Exactly What They Ask For – Bad behavior in binary.

Taking The Pettiness Up To Eleven (Cents) – When bureaucracy comes back to bite them in the butt.

When Phoning In The Customer Service Is A Good Thing – Pizza brings out the best in everybody!

Playing Cat And Mouse With The Dog – Who said it’s only cats that are cunning?

Bullied His Way Out Of The Neighborhood – In the age of video evidence, it’s hard to get away with stuff.

I Heard You Kicked Up A Fuss – Action only happens when it inconveniences management.

We Need To Quarantine Up All The Stupid – Entitlement is the disease that will kill us all…

Bad Behavior, A Clever Gamble, And Karma All In One Package – Be careful how you behave in public, you never know who is watching…

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