At Least the Graffiti is Hopeful
Lisa finds a nice bit of graffiti — the writing says “Salaam” — Peace.
More Fun With Dolls
The original Davening Barbie was such a hit across the Internet, that there’s more in the series. Danya shows them off (and points to an Ebay link if you just must own one…)
Never Say Never
Nun Bet tries to resist but ultimately succumbs to the temptations of the supermarket specials, a unique — and quite annoying — Israeli cultural phenomenon (if anyone knows of this checkout-line slowing habit in other countries, please let me know…)
If you go to a chain supermarket in Israel, you’ll find at the checkout the usual array of candy, batteries, lighers, etc. that you find in an American supermarket checkout. In Israel though, you’ll also be asked by the cashier if you’d like any special sale items. These items are usually piled around the checkout area. The items on sale can vary. I’ve seen fruit, tablescloths, and chicken shnitzel on special. This past Pesach, I found myself in line behind a woman that was sure the flavor of gum on sale was not Kosher for Pesach.
When I saw this sales strategy for the first time after moving from the US to Israel two years ago, I thought it was such a massive waste of time. It totally slows down the line as the customer decides if the deal is good enough to buy. It’s an irksome occurance when you have a very busy, important life waiting for you just outside the automatic doors of the supermarket. I swore to myself that I would NEVER buy anything on sale at the register just as a matter of principle. No way. I don’t want to encourage this behavior. I come from the land where you can check yourself out.
Called “U-Scan,” the self-checkout unit allows customers with any size orders to handle the entire checkout process.
“People are starved for time today, so we wanted to offer them another alternative for checking out quickly,” said Jessica Graham, Harris Teeter’s corporate relations manager.
With U-Scan, customers can scan and pay for their groceries at the unit using a credit card, cash or check. There is no involvement from a cashier unless identification is needed for alcohol or tobacco purchases.
The other day walnuts (which I buy anyway) were the checkout special. To tell you the truth, I have no idea how much walnuts cost regularly. I just thought that if they are on special at the checkout line, then they’re probably cheaper than what I normally pay. So, you guessed it, I bought some!
I don’t know what to do with myself! I mean, buying items from checkout specials is just so Israeli!
Group Therapy
Takes a state full of neurotic Jewish types to come up with a comedy sketch like this (Hat tip: RR)
Way Too Much Information
There is something extremely unhealthy about the extensive press coverage of the relationship between Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin Yigal Amir and his wife and the details of their attempts at procreation. But the press can’t stay away, and neither can the blogs:
Interviewed on media programs such as Channel 10, Larissa Trembovler, wife of convicted murderer, Yigal Amir, described her 10 hour connubial visit with her husband. “We had sex together like any normal married couple. I hope we will have more opportunities to be together in the near future.” While not going into graphic detail, Larissa seemed happy concerning her first intimate contact with Yigal, after so long a delay. The short liaison, carried out in a special room set aside by Ayalon Prison authorities for such allowed visits by spouses of convicted prisoners, provided the couple with a full sized bed, shower facility, and even snacks provided by the prison administration; plus soft drinks which Amir brought with him to their ‘honeymoon suite’ as many are dubbing it.
Subscribe
Subscribe to Israelity via email:
Social Media
Categories
- A New Reality
- Art
- Blogging
- Business
- coexistence
- Crime
- design
- education
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Food
- Foto Friday
- General
- health
- History and Culture
- Holidays
- Immigrant Moments
- Israeliness
- Life
- Medical Breakthroughs
- Movies
- Music
- News
- Nostalgia Sunday
- Picture of the Week
- Politics
- Pop Culture
- Profiles
- Religion
- Science
- Social Justice
- Sports
- Technology
- Travel
- tv
- War
The Face of Israel Today
-
About Israelity
Free newsletter
Stories from ISRAEL21c.orgPopular Posts