If I Had A Dollar For Every Lie

At The Checkout, Minnesota, Money, Thrift Store, USA | Right | June 16, 2017

(I work as a cashier at a non-profit thrift store. A customer comes up to my till with a basket full of what appears to be yarn and a few other crafting items.)

Customer: “This is all 50- and 25-cent stuff. Can I just tell you how many are 50 and how many are 25 so you don’t have to go through everything?”

Me: *a bit suspicious* “No, ma’am, I’ll need to go through it all. Just to be sure.

Customer: “But it’ll be so much faster this way.”

Me: “I insist, ma’am.”

(She argues for a little bit more but relents. Sure enough, the first layer of items is just balls of yarn priced 25 and 50 cents. But after that, there are a whole bunch of fabric bolts ranging from $1 to $2. As I’m going through her purchase, I’m politely mentioning the price of each item, as she just stares at me, completely silent. After she pays…)

Customer: “You should learn to be more trusting of others.”

Me: *stunned* “Umm… Thank you, ma’am. Have a wonderful day!”

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