"With a Conscience" - "Easy-peasy, Lemon-squeezy"

 

               When something or anything for that matter comes easy, we revel in the joy of avoiding the frustration when things are  difficult. This is a fact.  I can think of numerous instances where somethiing became hard, I learned more than I expected to learn but it frustrated me just the same.

        So here's some things that were developed to make our world "easier" but in fact have caused more frustration despite the advertisement:

• "Self-Check Out" at the grocery stores -  "Seriously?" It's hard enough to reach the biscotti on the very top shelve at Shop Rite but then after climbing up numerous shelves, I have to self-checkout?  When I buy 20 cans of "Fancy Feast" for our kitties, do I really have to scan each and everyone?  The cashiers are experts at this stuff and I would prefer they get paid to show their expertise.  And this, THIS, is why I avoid Walmart.  What are we really saving here?  We are doing away with employment opportunities but shopping for essentials is not easier.
  
  
• Medical patient portals -  I'm sorry but I feel as though having access to a patient portal for all of my medical results does NOT make me feel any better about what's on the screen in front of me.  By the way, they want you to pay on line too only to have the doctor cancel their appointment with you, even though you have paid ahead as instructed.  By the way,  I do not relish having my personal medical information on a database that can be accessed in a heart beat. (This includes bloodwork and any additional testing.)  This is  far from easy if not frustrating and it feels like a violation. Let the doctor explain the results because this is what health insurance pays him or her for for each visit.  And by the way, if I have to pee in a cup or have my blood drawn or any other procedure, I want the appropriate attention.  Enough on that...
  
  
• Ordering on-line - When I order something on-line, what is delivered very rarely meets my expectations.  When I buy something, I like to see it, feel it and test it out. Particularly, if it's a handbag or new shoes. This is why I love department stores. That is always been part of the fun.  If I do order on-line, I do not need Fedex tying my order to one of the pine trees in the driveay thinking they have done their job. (I did not make that up by the way.) That might have been easier for the driver, but certainly not for a little woman, 4'9" tall. 

        When we want to make our lives easier, it is because we do not need anyone or anything else telling us otherwise. When I am out and about or making phone calls, I want to touch base with the human race. Most reasonable people know what is best.  And by the way, if Shop Rite wants to put their guacamole and my husband's favorite biscotti on a lower shelf, I won't complain.