Wishing A Happy New Receipt

(It’s New Year’s Eve, and two friends and I are last minute shopping before dinner. I’ve paid for my stuff, and am bagging my stuff.)

Cashier: “Would you like the receipt?”

(At this point, all I am thinking about is wishing the cashier a Happy New Year, so I’m not paying as much attention to what she said. Somehow, I heard her say “Happy New Year” instead.)

Me: “You, too!”

Cashier: “Uhh, excuse me?”

Me: “Happy New Year to you, too.”

Cashier: “Yeah, I was wondering if you wanted the receipt.”

Me: *facepalm, bright red from embarrassment* “No, thanks. And a Happy New Year.”

(Needless to say, my friends laughed at me the whole way home. I hope the cashier had a laugh, too!)