Quick errands don’t always go as planned.

The following story is about a man who stopped at a grocery store to grab some bananas for his wife.

He saw a line near the front and assumed it was for checkout, so he fell in line and waited.

But as he made it to the front, he realized he was in the completely wrong line.

Let’s take a closer look!

An accidental self inflicted

I got a call from my wife on the way home from work last night.

She said she did not have enough bananas for her banana pudding.

She asked if I could run into the grocery store to get some before getting home.

No problem. I immediately found a spot to park. I grabbed bananas right away.

This man fell in line to check out.

I then walked back to the front of the store. It was not extremely busy.

There was a good flow of foot traffic in most aisles.

When I got to the front, I was confused.

There was a line of about seven people in front of me.

They appeared to be waiting to check out.

When he finally made it to the front of the line, he realized it wasn’t a checkout line.

I glanced around. I did not spot any other cash register open.

I assumed they were short-staffed, so I started to scroll on my phone.

A few minutes passed. I finally made it to the front of the line.

I realized it was not even a checkout line. It was a line of overnight stockers.

They were coming into work to scan their badge and clocking in.

He felt like an idiot.

I was at the front of this line holding bananas. I felt like an idiot.

I stared back at the ID scanner.

Multiple employees were behind me waiting for their turn.

I thought about dropping the bananas and considered running to my car.

He went home and decided not to go back there again for a while.

I quietly owned it. I walked over to a self-checkout.

I got in my car and drove home in silence.

I will not be back in there for a while. Lol.

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Haha! That was funny. The sudden realization must have hit hard.

Standing there with bananas makes it even funnier. At least he owned it and walked away.

This is why it pays to be more aware of your surroundings and avoid scrolling through your phone.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.

Lol. Here’s a valid question.

This one makes sense, too.

This person offers a suggestion.

Short and simple.

Finally, this user has a different concern. Lol.

Sometimes, a simple errand can turn into a huge embarrassment.