Saturday, August 15, 2009

Bra shopping, condoms, teenage boys, and grown up talk

So tonight I went over to our local sell everything buy everything store and purchased a couple of new brassieres. It was a true dilemma when I got up to the register because I had to pick from 2 teenage boys. I would normally try to filter such a purchase through a female cashier as not to create a awkward or embarrassing moment for one of these young men. I chose the less cool looking of the two for kicks.

I walked up to the line and placed my things in front of him. He very calmly looked at my purchase and sighed. What in the world does this mean? Then he looked at me and looked down again.

Him: The other day some women purchased some sort of a breast tube. It was totally weird and I didn't even know what it was.

Me: Oh, must have been for breastfeeding or something.

Him: Yeah that's what I thought.

Now, am I mistaken or was I the awkward teenager in this scenario? I'm not sure but it was pretty strange all around. Will I think of him every time I wear one of these? Am I forever bonded to the lady with the "breast tube"? Are my new pretty brassieres tainted with this strange memory? I still can't look at chocolate cherry cordials, jet ski's, or Rico Suave the same thanks to a similar encounter that my sister and I had in the summer of 1998.

This little undergarment extravaganza truly rivaled last weeks moment at the self checkout when the poor guy in front of us had one of those purchases that sets off the little "help me" alarm requiring the floating cashier to come and harass him. "Now what are you trying to buy?" She says at the top of her lungs in a super friendly manner while she is still heading his direction. "condoms", the 40-something year old answers very very VERY quietly. I think I would have yelled at the top of my lungs "CONDOMS" just for the precious look it brought to her face. Either way she was obviously mortified as was he while the rest of us had a good laugh. I think my husband actually almost puked from laughing.

5 not so glamorous comments:

glorv1 said...

I too get a little shy when I buy something personal and a male cashier scans my "stuff." I wonder why he would say that though, about a breast tube. Oh well, have a great Sunday.

Holly said...

Okay, Not So Glamorous..do you know what I loved about this post the most? That you actually refer to them as braziers....oh Emily Post would be so very proud of you now, she'd most likely spritz...

LOL, Braziers! I love it here.

omchelsea said...

Hang on. I hate to be pedantic...but tell me you mean brassieres and that you're NOT trying to set your boobs on fire. Because that would just be weird.

Not So Glamorous Housewife said...

HAHAHAHA! Thanks omchelsea. Gotta love spell check. I'm on it....you and your big pedantic words.

sweet bait said...

I thought a brassiere was a french resturant...you know where you buy chocolate covered cherries or something. ;-)