Little White Lies Vs. Big Green Addictions
(I am ringing up a customer when her 7-8 year old son notices the scratch and win tickets under the plexiglass counter.)
Child: “Ooooo! Mom! We can get some lottery!”
Customer: “No.”
(He looks longingly at all the bright tickets.)
Child: “Are you sure? I could win a lot of money.”
Customer: “No, not today.”
(The child starts to whine loudly and the customer is obviously getting ticked off at her kid.)
Me: “Oh, you don’t want those ones. I checked them earlier and they’re all losers.”
(The customer bursts into laughter. I can see the child’s face working to see if he’s going to believe me or not.)
Child: “Really? No winners?”
Me: “Yup, not a single one.”
Child: “Oh…I guess I don’t need one then.”
(He runs off to put the shopping cart away.)
Customer: “Thank you so much!”