Grocery store gives free massages!

Yeah, I know, it’s amazing!  And the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op has offered them for at least 10 years, just inside the front door, every Sunday afternoon from noon to 4 – and I never noticed.  Never noticed that they were FREE, that is.  Til one day I was standing in line and heard someone yell “Raise your hand if you want a free massage” and I found my sore gardener’s arm shooting up to claim the service.  (My sore gardener’s back seconded that emotion.)

So here you see the result – not that very day but the next Sunday, too, with lots more Sunday massages to come.  The massage therapist is Nicole Zeigler, totally qualified and a delightful person to boot.

What other grocery store buys four hours of massage therapists’ time every week?  Or offers frequent free events in the store, like story-telling and movies?  Nicole thinks this store can do it because it’s a co-op, so profit margins aren’t the only concern.

My only complaint? The young (male) clerk who suggests to customers of a certain age that they take advantage of the senior discount.  Just post it, buddy, don’t ask.