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[cosmolinguist]

In Wickes (DIY/home improvement store) earlier, I laughed when our three items were rung up and the cashier said "£1.90."

The juxtaposition of that and the guy ahead of us who had a flatbed cart with many bags of "sharp sand" (what is that?) made me laugh.

I said this to diffrentcolours, the cashier overheard me and said "That's why we don't have carrier bags! Everyone's either getting huge things, or stuff they can take away in their hands!"

That made me laugh too. I'd never thought about it, but it's true! You don't see Wickes bags.

Comments

[azurelunatic]

Sharp sand is for building applications like concrete, vs. the un-sharp kind of sand you'd want in a sandbox. I remember my mom being very particular about the type of sand she wanted when she built my sister and me a sandbox.

Probably someone with concrete opinions could tell you more about sharp sand.