I just finished reading this entire thread for the first time. I'm only six days sober (this time around), but two comments from my local liquor store cashiers have always stuck in my head and have helped me to stop. The first one was "See you again soon!" The other was about 15 minutes before closing on a Saturday (liquor stores are closed on Sunday where I live). I walked in and the cashier smiled and said "I was beginning to wonder if I'd see you here tonight!" She was being friendly, but I was mortified. After both incidents, I switched stores briefly, but was too lazy to keep that up long. The plan now is for that feeling to never be an issue again.