10 Items or Less

10 ITEMS OR LESS opens with Leslie Pool returning to his native Ohio to run the Greens & Grains grocery store he has just inherited from his father. He arrives to find a rather dysfunctional staff that includes Carl, the sweet, doofus stockboy who has fathered a baby with Yolanda, the straight-talking dominant force in the produce department; Ingrid, the quirky, soft-spoken customer service representative who has a thing for Todd, the sexy butcher who hopes to one day to be a stock car driver; and the check-out team of Buck, the bagger who is looking towards the future by attending night school, and Richard, the dignified cashier who dreams of becoming a professional ice dancer. Leslie also faces off against his arch nemesis, Amy, who manages the SuperValueMart down the street. Amy is determined to bring the Greens & Grains to its knees so that Value Mart can buy the property and turn it into a parking lot.

Greens & Grains's sales are down, and manager Leslie Pool needs to find a way to attract new customers. When a water stain on the wall near the entrance to the store appears to be the likeness of Jesus, Leslie sees nothing but dollar signs. But his overeager marketing tactics attract the ire of rival store manager Amy, while Ingrid goes a little too far with her own promotional idea. Carl makes overtures to be a proper father to his son with Yolanda. And the meat freezer is on the fritz, threatening the stores entire meat supply.

The Greens & Grains can no longer afford to cover health insurance for its employees, which means Todd will have to be let go in order to free up additional funds. So Leslie takes Todd over to the SuperValueMart and convinces Amy to hire him for her own meat department. But Amy has plans to turn him into the hottest butcher in town, as well as her own personal stud muffin.

Leslie is desperate to join the Bisons, a local social fraternity, but he won't be let in if he doesn't bring a date to a Bisons dinner. After a disastrous attempt to ask one of his customers to attend the function with him, Leslie convinces Ingrid to be his date, setting up an evening that's going to be full of surprises.

Buck and Richard say they are the best bagger/cashier team, but Super Value Mart claims to have the best team. They decide to have a competition but Buck doesn't want to compete.