Sampling at Wegmans. May, 2019. Paul Golfinger photo.©
Setting the scene: Today at Wegmans an employee was offering samples of lemonade. He looked familiar.
I was standing nearby at the coffee bar wearing my Madagascar raffia porkpie.
He: That’s a cool hat.
Me: Thanks. A good hat will do that.
He: Smiling and humming a tune. A woman is there getting a coffee.
He to me, introducing her: This is Violet. I smile.
Me: I remember seeing you handing out samples before. Is that your regular job?
He: They often have me sampling a wide variety of their foods. I stand firm behind their products.
Me: You might want to change your description of how you stand.
Violet smiles and then returns to her coffee ordering.
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