Good things come to those who wait

The line I was in was the only option I had until the overwhelmed checker called for a back up.  

A couple of people with their carts got out of the slow moving line and hopped over to the backup checker leaving me the dilemma of what to do.

The guy I was behind was up next but he had a ton of groceries and the newly formed line was growing longer by the minute so I decided to stay put.

In my cart was a brand of lotion I haven't heard of but it was the lemony smell that sold me. 

I love every thing lemon. The color, smell and taste and this lotion, had me drooling.

If I didn't know better, the smell alone could be mistaken for a fresh baked lemon bar or tart.

Since it was on sale, I put not one but two lotions, a foaming hand soap and a body wash in the cart then waited my turn to check out.

The new line was clipping along nicely making me doubt the choice I made but since I wasn't in a hurry, I just watched the older gentleman before me continue to put his groceries on the belt.

As he was doing so, he looked at the four items in my cart and said, "You poor dear, I'm sorry."

I told him not to worry it was the choice I made and that I was fine.

 Actually it became a game to see if I gambled correctly, who in the next line was going to check out first me or them? 

When it was my turn the checker thanked me for my patience and started talking about how he and his wife love that brand of lotion.

He asked me if it was on sale and I assured him it was but then he did something unexpected.

Not only did I get the sale price, but he added a buy one get one free on top of it.

He must have saw the surprise in my face because before I could say anything, he just thanked me again for my patience and left it at that.

Now the only dilemma I have is whether I'm going to use it as it's intended or eat it.