TJ’s Variety

Ever have one of those days where you need to refill a printer cartridge, fax a document, smoke a cigar, get new keys made, and take home a video rental? Apparently the people at TJ’s, which seems to offer just about every variety store side business you can think of, is hoping you do. You and a lot of other people.
They didn’t use to be so diversified back when I would come here for Garbage Pail Kids stickers and Big Chew gum. Now, I just come in to buy a newspaper. The other day the lady at the counter was so distracted with the key copying, she almost sold it to me for a quarter less than the regular price. But before I could luck out, she said, «Wait – did I say two-​fifty? It’s two-​seventy-​five.»
Maybe next time…