Yesterday I went to Trader Joe's in El Cerrito Plaza with Olivia. I admit that I do go there often...very often. I used to go practically everyday, but I've cut it down to about every other day now. But every time I do go in, I recognize the employees. I never really though that'd they'd recognize me because they have so many patrons coming in and out everyday. My assumption, however, was debunked when I went in yesterday. Like always, I saw the same employees and they saw me. As I was browsing the snack aisle, one of the employees with his worker-friend mockingly asked me in a very sarcastic tone "can I help you find anything?" which was followed by a chuckle. I've been in that store so many times, I know where all the products are located like the back of my hand so he was obviously not asking a sincere customer service question...jerk.

After we got home, Olivia and I started to think that the Trader Joe's employees probably talk about us saying things like "do you see those two asian girls everyday?" "why do they come in so often?" "I bet they have some sort of problem" How sad...So I've come to the decision that I'll be doing my grocery shopping at the Trader Joe's in Emeryville from now on....at least until the employees there start to recognize me.