A common trend in America is the self checkout lines at the supermarket. Though it will eventually mean the demise of half-hearted cashier greetings and browsing tabloid headlines, the self checkout is a great way to save a few pennies in your grocery bill. Now I understand many may frown upon the practice of ringing up avocados as bananas or buying a bag of Danishes and ringing it up as a single donut. You’re allowed your opinion, but I believe it’s the customer’s right to make a few bucks whenever possible. You see, the supermarket cut out the cashier, so they no longer have that added expense. Without getting all economical on you because I barely understand the stuff myself the supermarkets are saving quite a bit of money by getting you to work for them free of charge. Yes, by checking yourself out you are basically do charitable freelance cashier work. I completely understand if you don’t feel likewise. Personally, I like getting compensated for my labor. That is why I ring up watermelons as a heads of lettuce. With this in mind, the self check out turkey heist game is a competition to see how many turkeys a player can self check out under the price of a stick of gum. Players get one point for each turkey they sneak through. A year-long tally is kept and the results are tabulated for thanksgiving. The winner gets a free jar of cranberry sauce and a boatload of savings. game created by Mark Baumer