A Calculated Whisk
(A customer arrives to pick up the meal he ordered over the phone.)
Me: “So, you would like to add two chocolate shakes to your phone-in order?”
Customer: “Yes, please.”
(I crack out the calculator to add the two orders and sales tax.)
Customer: “Typical! Teenagers can’t solve any problems without a calculator.”
Me: “Okay, then, what’s your total?”
Customer: “I don’t know. Let me see the calculator.”
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