This is not the first time I've been smitten by a total stranger, but this time I'm more optimistic than usual. Since this girl is a courtesy clerk, I have a golden opportunity to talk to her. All I have to do is ask for help out with my bags, and we can chat all the way to my car. I will have to buy a large amount of groceries to justify asking for help (asking with only a cereal box and pack of gum would be too obvious, I'm not ready for that level of commitment) but that's no problem. This is something I can do. This is one time I might actually be able to meet the beautiful stranger across the room. This is my big chance.

I immediately start compiling a grocery list in my head.