a break-up

Dear Costco-

What happened? You no longer treat me the way you once did. 

I come to see you today and though I see shoppers everywhere, I see but one red-shirted person. Where did they all go? When you first moved here, they were everywhere. I loved that about you. So willing to make me happy. A worker making little hot dogs offers to help, though he clearly doesn't know what Neutrogena is, and directs me to the cleaning supply aisle.

And speaking of Neutrogena, why don't you carry it any more?  I was bummed when you stopped carrying the green and red versions, but now you carry none. I was forced to go to Target where they do still carry it, but that added twenty minutes to an already long shopping day.

You don't even have the bags of avocados that  you usually carry.  Apparently they'll be in tomorrow, but that doesn't help me today.

And why no air conditioning? It's a muggy 81 degrees and all your visitors look hot. I ask and am told,  "Oh, it's cool in the back. That's where the AC is." That's great, except I'm not just shopping in the back of the store.

There used to be no lines midday, midweek.  Remember in the beginning when you never kept me waiting?  I guess you don't care as much now as you did then.  

And why is the outside covering letting in all the rain?  I know it's not your fault that it just started raining as soon as I left you, but shouldn't the covering prevent rain from coming down on all of us waiting for a car?  I hope my paper towels and tissues don't become waterlogged.

I remember when I first started seeing you. It was exciting, and pretty much an exclusive relationship.   But now you no longer make me feel special. It feels like you just stopped trying.

I'm not breaking up with you totally, as you still have a lot of what I want. But I think we need to take a little break from each other. Maybe then you'll learn to appreciate me more.  

yours truly-

nycdiarist