David Letterman Revisits His Grocery Bagging Roots In Hilarious Video
26.07.2023 - 01:17
/ etcanada.com
David Letterman got his start in the workforce like a lot of people — bagging groceries at his local supermarket while growing up in Indiana.
Now, the former “Late Show” host is revisiting those days in a hilarious new video he shared on Instagram, shot last weekend while he was in Des Moines, Iowa for the Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend, in which he .
Letterman was visiting Iowa for the Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend, in his capacity as co-owner of the No. 45 race car driven by Christian Lundgaard and sponsored by Hy-Vee through the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team.
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In the video, Letterman enters a Hy-Vee supermarket in Des Moines, and proceeds to cause his unique brand of hilarious havoc.
“I spent a considerable amount of my life in a grocery store in Indianapolis. And it was the last of the singular independent owned grocery stores, and I loved it and if I can give something back to the marketing community, I would like to do that,” he tells the store’s manager, “But I don’t have all day, of course.”
After a brief tour of the supermarket, he joins a couple of staffers to stock shelves.
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“Look at this – an open soup here,” he quipped, popping open a can of Campbell’s Soup. “Woah, minestrone!” he marvelled before taking a big swig.
He then made an announcement over the loudspeaker. “Today only! Celery for Hy-Vee shoppers, absolutely free. Help yourself to the celery!” he told customers.
He was also seen chomping into a donut from behind the bakery counter. “This is where they’re making their money, right here,” he said between bites.