Costco Déjà vu

As I was exiting Costco today I found myself surrounded by an inexplicable familiarity. Men and women pushing carts loaded with food-stuff, clothing, lamps, appliances, bedding... flanked on either side by small children who were also carrying goods and sundries. As we all moved ever-so slowly towards the exit (where a Costco employee pretends to count the items in your cart and confirms the count with an orange highlighter slash mark on your receipt)... it dawns on me where I'd seen this whole scenario before!!!!