Shopping, American Style

I wonder if this is a trait reserved only for Americans, Or do all humans suffer From this dementia? I saw an item advertised In my local paper A one day sale Limited quantities. So Hurry In!!!! This was something I'd wanted for years, And the price was reasonable, But a forty mile ride to get there So, I drove the distance To this big Department store, Speeding a bit I hoped they would still have more, A line at the check out counter, Department Manager on the phone, Every few moments you could hear a groan, And another frustrated customer left for good... Before I knew it, I was at the front of the line The manager and sales clerk buzy With a potential customer on the phone, Now I understood the groan. This potential customer was shopping by phone, with endless questions... Seemed there was no way to get these people's Attention... I waved, I knocked on the counter, I repeatedly begged for assistance But the Bozo on the phone got all of their attention. Live customers waving cash in thr air Made no difference to them, As they decribed every item in the department I turned to the eight or so people behind me "Isn't this Ridiculous?" Turning away from live customers, eager to buy, and spending all your attention to some clown on the phone too lazy to come by! So now, when such an incident arises, I'll call them from my cell phone, While on line, And perhaps, then, I'd be taken seriously.