Retail Memories: The Man Who Bought One Egg
From Regjit, Tales From Retail:
I work in an organic supermarket where I do both cashier and clerk work. This happened a few weeks ago while I was sitting behind the counter on a slow night.
Me = me
EM = Egg man
Me: "Good evening, sir"
EM: "Hello"
Now, at this point, I didn't see he had an egg. I thought he just wanted to ask something because he hadn't put anything on the counter.
Me: "How may I help you tonight?"
EM: "Just this, please"
EM: shows me the egg
Me: ...
Me: "Would that be all, sir?"
EM: "Yes, thank you"
Me: "That would be 15 cents, please"
EM: gives me 15 cents
Me: "Thank you. Would you like a bag with that?"
EM: "No."
I see him put his egg into his breast pocket, like it's the most normal thing in the world, and walk out the door.
Godspeed, eggman. Godspeed.
--Regjit
I will take a polite egg-man over any "I would like to speak to a manager!" haircut wearing, cross-eyed, knuckle-dragging loon-princess any day of the week.
Posted by: InSecurity | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 09:37 AM
You and me both, IS.
Posted by: Kai Lowell | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 01:26 PM
He was slightly mad at someone, but didn't want to egg them TOO much.
Never seen a store that would sell one egg...
Posted by: TechTyger | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 03:23 PM