Unfiltered Story #206304

(I work on the tills and salesfloor of a clothing store and we have 2 big sales a year and 2 small ones. This happened at a small sale when a customer came up to the till almost tripping with a huge pile of clothes.)

Me: Hi, how are you? Before I start, can I just ask if you need a bag so I can pack as I go?

(Customer looks at me with such rage and contempt.)

Customer: Well I’m hardly going to carry ALL this without a bag, AM I???? (She screws up her face mockingly.)

Me: Oh, that’s ok. I was just wondering if you brought your own bags with you so I could reuse them. (Most people do when going to buy 16 armfulls of clothes ..)

Customer: *sarcastically* Well my bags are in the car soooooooooo I do need one, is that alright?

Me: That’s fine.

(I don’t speak for the rest of the tedious transaction, except to say the total price. It didn’t seem unreasonable to think someone buying 10+ items would bring a bag considering we charge for them.)