Avocado-No-No, Part 2

I work in a grocery store, but I go to another fancier grocery store on my day off as I am hosting a nice dinner and I need some more “up-market” ingredients. An older customer approaches me.

Customer: “Oh, you work here, too?”

I recognize her as a customer from where I work.

Me: “Oh, hello! No, it’s my day off. I’m just shopping today, like you!”

Customer: “You… you can afford this place?”

Honestly, no, I usually can’t, but the assumption still hurts.

Me: “Well… I—”

Customer: “If you can afford [Fancier Grocery Store], then you’re getting paid too much!”

Me: “I’m on minimum wage, ma’am.”

Customer: “Then the minimum isn’t minimum enough! I’ll be writing to the senator about this!”

She stalks off before I can recover and reply. I look down at my basket, which contains some nicer grapes and avocado oil. Another customer who witnessed the exchange comes up to me.

Customer #2: “Don’t worry. Her generation always gets upset when we can afford avocados for some reason, even in liquid form!”

My meal ended up being delicious, and I have yet to hear of our senator banning millennials from buying avocados.

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