That’s Some Colorful Mansplaining
A woman comes up to the counter with two printer ink cartridges. She’s holding one black, one color.
Me: “Ma’am, if you get the black and color multipack, you end up getting more ink for less money.”
Customer: “These are the ones that came in the multipack, right?”
Me: “Actually, those are the individuals. The multipack has less ink in each individual cartridge but works out cheaper overall if you’re just buying one black and one color anyway.”
Customer: “No, I’m sure these are the ones.”
Me: “It isn’t those, ma’am. You end up paying less for more if you—”
Customer: *Raising an eyebrow.* “Wow. Could you sound any more condescending? Are you mansplaining ink to me?”
Me: “Not at all! I’m just answering your question.”
Customer: “Well, I’ll trust myself, thanks.”
She walks off in the direction of the tills. My coworker, who’d been organizing the shelf beside me, leans over.
Coworker: “Should we tell her she just paid £8 more for less ink?”
Me: “Nah. Sometimes being right costs extra.”
