Friday night - Memorial Day Weekend - BBQ season officially starts - I'm out of Two Buck Chuck ($2.99 plus tx plus delv in Manhattan) -
Grabbed a friend's car - headed downtown to Trader Joe's Wine Shop - my objective - lay in four cases - two for me - two for friends -
The medium sized store was chaos - the aisles were packed with wine buyers - they had eight registers going - and - there was still a line - red wine-shopping-carts in hand - waiting to pay -
Making my way to the store's back corner - I have been here before - in search of a sales associate to bring up my "stash" - instead found - empty floor space - not a single bottle of Chas. Shaw Sauvignon Blanc - confronting a sales associate - "specifically called this morning to make sure you had stock" - I stated - "we did this morning" - he replied - "are you - when will you be getting more" - I queried - "we will be fully restocked at 5:00 AM - when the trailer arrives" - he stated in a matter-of-fact manner -
Called the next morning - verified the restock had taken place - made my way back downtown - sans vehicle - bought my four cases - paid for delivery ($14.00 flat fee) - replenished the backyard summer wine refridge - bbq'd salmon for family & friends - enjoyed our "house white" on a perfect night -
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