The teenager walked to the aisle where the cookies were kept while the child picked around in the candy rack.

But as the teenager was leading her out the door, she broke away and returned to the candy rack and grabbed the items she had selected.

And this British-this British boy, she felt sure-was looking at the candy rack.

How else to explain the fact that America's candy rack is overflowing with oversize versions of the candy we knew as kids?

She looked up suddenly at Liane, still standing by the candy racks.

He led her to the candy rack by the door.

After exiting at the main floor, he crossed the lobby to the gift shop, where he grabbed a Mr. Big from the candy rack.

Inside, above the candy racks, were framed photographs of the 2004 World Series trophy taken in front of the station when the team took the trophy on a statewide tour.

Mothers are said to especially favor the pay-at-the-pump credit cards over leaving the children and walking into the convenience store to pay - or taking them along and trying to avoid the candy rack.

When I asked a sales clerk if they had anything that wasn't plaid, she pointed to the candy rack.