I think I need to get a punching bag so I can beat the living shit out of it. Tonight has been one major annoyance after another.

David's supposed to get paid tomorrow, and we're out of diapers. So we do what we normally do in this situation- go shopping and write a check. Tonight we decided to go to this grocery store called Giant Eagle. They're really nice- or so we thought. We spent an hour and a half walking around the place, only to be told we couldn't write a check there.

This place is one of those grocery stores where you need a card to get extra savings- or at least you *can* get the card if you want to save money. We went to check out, and we let the cashier know right away we wanted to sign up for their club card. Apparently they don't do that at the check-out there. You have to go to the customer service desk (unlike most places, where you can just fill the damn thing out while they scan your crap). She said we could pay for the groceries, then go to the service desk to sign up for the card, and basically they'd reimburse us for the club savings. David said that we'd be writing with a check, and then she said that they wouldn't take it. (I'm thinking she means you can't get your savings back if you pay by check. WTF?!). She did say (after seeing me with my check book) that we couldn't write a check w/ a temporary card. (HUH? I guess the card you get when you sign up is only temporary- ever heard of this at any other national grocery chain??). So we figured screw any savings, we'd just pay full price- most of the stuff we bought was on sale w/out the card anyway. Then the lady tells us the grand total, and then *after* I write the check, tells me in no uncertain terms that we cannot write a check AT ALL in that store unless we have a club card.

Ok, so basically this fucking store requires you to have their card if you ever plan to write a check there. Not to mention, you'd think they'd want to take every cent from a (willing) customer, but I guess not. So we grabbed the kids and ditched our stuff. Fuck it.

We HAD to get diapers, so we went to Target (where we know they'll take a check), and David suggests writing it for $10 over so we can at least get some food on the way home. I get the diapers, write the check for $10 over- only to be told by the cashier that they don't do that anymore. I swear to God, had the kids not had zero diapers at home, I would have left right then and there. But I remained calm, voided the check, and wrote another for the exact amount. Apparently w/in the last month, they've stopped letting people write checks over the exact amount. Just our luck.

So what did we do when we came home? Ordered pizza and wrote a check.