Should Have Just Carted It Away

(I’m at the grocery checkout with only one reusable bag.)

Me: “If all the groceries don’t fit, just put them in the cart. I don’t want any plastic bags.”

Clerk: “Okay.”

Me: “The milk won’t fit; just put it in the cart. I don’t want any plastic.”

Clerk: “Do you want the milk in a bag?”

Me: “No, just in the cart. I don’t want any plastic.”

Clerk: “Okay.” *puts milk in plastic bag*

Me: “No, I don’t want any plastic bags. Just put the milk in the cart.”

Clerk: “Oh, that’s right. Sorry.” *takes milk out of bag, puts it in the cart, throws the bag away*

Me: “Sigh.”