Banana Drama, Part 10
I’m manning the self-checkout area when a customer calls me over.
Customer: “This thing says, ‘unexpected item in the bagging area.’ There’s nothing there. It’s wrong.”
I check the scale. There’s a single loose banana in the bagging area.
Me: “The system’s just registering the weight. I can clear it for you.”
Customer: “I don’t want it cleared; I want it to stop lying. You people need to program these machines better.”
Me: “They’re sensitive so that they can catch scanning errors.”
Customer: “Then maybe you should make it less sensitive! I’m not a thief.”
He crosses his arms, waiting for me to explain why the universe has wronged him via produce. The customer one self-checkout over has overheard my customer’s rant and decides to intervene:
Other Customer: “Honestly, dude, I’ve seen it flip out over grapes. This is growth.”
That seemed to help, as after I cleared the banana, the customer just angrily grunted and waved me off. The other customer gave me a thumbs up, and I mouthed “thank you.”
Related:
Banana Drama, Part 9
Banana Drama, Part 8
Banana Drama, Part 7
Banana Drama, Part 6
Banana Drama, Part 5
CORRECTION: A duplicated word in the dialogue has been removed.
