I Don’t Work Here… Doesn’t Matter Here

(I’m shopping at my local supermarket. I’m dressed in a black t-shirt and jeans — very much NOT the store’s uniform. I’m pushing a cart while my four-year-old son sits in the seat of the cart. As I roll into the produce section…)

Customer: “Excuse me, are these oranges $5.99?” *points at a bag*

Me: “I don’t know; I don’t work here.”

Customer: “But are they $5.99?”

Me: “Sorry, I don’t work here.”

Customer: “I know.”

Me: “…”