Product Details

• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.0)
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 27, 2008
• Run Time: 288 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016BWAE6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,629 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "10 Items or Less - Seasons 1 & 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Imagine The Office plunked down in the middle of your neighborhood Piggly Wiggly. 10 Items or Less brings the improv feel of The Office, as well as the hand-held camera, the deadpan sensibility and the wide variety of workplace absurdities, to a venue known and frequented by all: the supermarket. The talented ensemble cast is first-rate, and includes John Lehr (one of the show's creators) as the officious and vaguely dim boss of the operation, Leslie. The lovely Kirsten Gronfield, as store manager Leslie, plays down her natural beauty and demonstrates that she has one of the most expressive faces in all of TV comedy. One episode features the sudden appearance on the market's wall of a dark stain that looks like the face of Jesus. Thus, in Leslie's not-quite-razor-sharp brain, is a marketing opportunity born: "Come for the miracle, stay for the prices!" proclaims a sign he creates. Meanwhile, an electrical issue has compromised the refrigeration system ("The e.coli is having a beach party back there!" one panicked employee cries), and relationships and power struggles tangle in the background. It's all jolly good fun, though some of the food situations can be a bit stomach-turning. Interestingly, the show chooses not to do much actual product placement, though it obviously could. One episode takes place in the laundry soap aisle, and the bottles and boxes are labeled things like "Cheeh" and "Tride." The boxed set includes all 13 episodes from seasons one and two, as well as a behind-the-scenes featurette, some cast info, and a pretty hilarious blooper reel (not for the little ones). Cleanup on aisle five! --A.T. Hurley

Product Description

When he inherits his father's family-owned grocery store, Greens & Grains, young Leslie Pool's (Lehr) hands-on, open communication approach to store management soon alienates him from his misfit employees. Despite Pool's determination to prove he can do things his own way, chaos ensues, spawning a comedy of errors with a host of quick-witted characters and their outrageous relationships.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite New Comedy!, January 25, 2009

By	jamespen "gulleyj" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I first heard about 10 Items or Less a few months ago. I don't get cable television, so I'm not on a first run basis with many of the shows that are not on basic cable. In my opinion, I'm not missing much, but 10 Items or Less is exceptional. If you like The Office, you're probably going to like, if not love, 10 Items or Less. If you like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you're probably going to like, if not love, 10 Items or Less. If you feel like The Office has lost its spark, that the relationships between the characters are no longer believable, or that the characters themselves have become unlikable, then 10 Items or Less is good for what ails you. If you think that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has turned its main characters into psychopaths that you are no longer laughing with, but wondering why they're not in prison, then 10 Items or Less will give you flawed, yes; deluded, yes, but nonetheless a cast of characters that are as endearing as they are funny. Check this one out! You won't be disappointed!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, May 17, 2009

By	Mint910 (USA) - See all my reviews

Ok, this show is HILARIOUS! I never used to like sitcoms but now they are some of my favorite shows and this one is no exception. About 95% of the show takes place in a grocery store between the employees and manager. I don't know what to say besides it's really funny!

This program is really original for a few reasons. According to the special features all the dialogue is improvised. The plot isn't but the dialogue is! And it's hilarious! Also, when the actors came in to audition for the show they didn't really know what it was, some of them assumed it was a reality show. So they walk in and are handed a job application for a grocery store to fill out, and turns out that's how their characters were created, off of that job application!

I loved all the characters and actors they all bring something hilarious to the show. From the overly friendly but sort of unrealistic manager, to the awkward stock boy, to the manager of the rival big box grocery store. These people riff off each other so well!

The seasons are very short, each fitting on one dvd packaged together for purchase. It's just funny stuff!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not exactly what i expected, February 23, 2009

By	Anthony Mezlak (ohio,USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

when I ordered this dvd I expected the antics of the office and what i got was 2/3's of an episode building towards one not so very funny moment. If you are looking for a show as funny as the office,this is not it.Its an okay show, but it shadows the office in comparison.It is overall its average,still worth watching though.