Mmm, Strawberries And Meat-Cream, Part 2
When I have to bag groceries, I like to keep the raw meats separate from any other items that the customers may be buying to avoid any kind of contamination. One night, I happen to bag for a customer who is buying a few packages of cold cuts and a package of ground beef. I instinctively put the cold cuts in one bag and the ground beef in another.
Customer: “You don’t have to use two bags. You can put both in the same bag.”
Me: “I’m sorry, but I was told not to put raw meat and fresh food in the same bag to avoid contamination.”
Customer: “And I’m telling you to put them in the same d*** bag!”
Me: “Ma’am, I could get in trouble for doing that.”
Customer: “I don’t care! Put them in the same d*** bag now! I want to have to carry two bags to my car!”
I still refuse to put the raw meat in the same bag as the cold cuts, so the customer takes the bag with the ground beef and shoves it inside the bag with the cold cuts.
Customer: “You’re completely useless, you stupid girl! When a customer tells you to do something for them, you do it!”
Customer #2: “Will you stop harassing the poor girl for doing her job right and just get out of here already?! You’re holding up the line over something stupid!”
The first customer leaves and the second customer turns to me.
Customer #2: “You are doing a wonderful job. Don’t let people like that tell you otherwise!”
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