Will Take Your Two Cents, But We Don’t Want To Hear Your Two Cents

I’m working the checkout. A guy coming through my line doesn’t have a whole lot, but he pays with both dollar bills and loose change, so it takes me a bit to count it.

Customer: “You gotta count it out so slowly?!”

Me: “I’m just checking, sir.”

Customer: “You don’t trust me?”

Of course I don’t! I don’t know you.

Me: “It’s just protocol, sir.”

Customer: “H*** no it isn’t, you’re just a bit slow, aren’t ya?”

Me: *Loud enough for the whole lane (and one either side of me) to hear.* “Do you talk to everyone like that, or just people who aren’t allowed to fight back?”

He got really quiet after that and just took his items and receipt and stormed off.