I pop into my local grocery store tonight for a quick snack - popcorn (the 100 calorie minibags mmmm) and a small thing of ice cream. There are no express lanes open, so I wait behind a guy who is buying random groceries and a 30 pack of Bud - with his two children (toddlers) who are in their pajamas. No judgement passed, but it made me wonder what situation requires a guy to take his children out of bed and to the store to buy a lot of beer. ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.customerssuck.com/board/core/images/smilies/rolleyes.png)
On with the story, the cashier scans my items, after scraping the frost off of the ice cream. "You going to watch a movie?" "Yeah, I think so" (realizing how utterly lame it is to be going through the grocery on a Friday night with single servings of ice cream and popcorn
)
"Your total is $4.29"
It's less than $5, so I pay with cash. I also rummage for change. I hand the girl a $20, a quarter, a nickel, and a penny. "Cool, exact change" I mutter as I hand over the cash. For those doing the math - that comes to $4.31. The cashier gives me a very sweet, understanding look, and just hands back the penny. After a moment, a dim bulb brightens....
"You know, on most days, I can do simple math."
"Oh, it's fine. Here's your change"
She hands me a penny, then pulls out the bills.
"Let's see that's 10, 1..no wait
"
She figures out how to add to 16 and the two of us laugh about our respective math deficiences. We both mention how glad we are it's Friday, I take my yummy food and head out.
I felt very very foolish - but that cashier was really sweet about it.
Oh, and when I left the guy with the Budweiser was putting groceries in his car while his kids stood on the sidewalk holding hands. They were in footie pajamas - the cuteness was over-powering.
(I decided to watch Hitchiker's Guide if you were curious)
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.customerssuck.com/board/core/images/smilies/rolleyes.png)
On with the story, the cashier scans my items, after scraping the frost off of the ice cream. "You going to watch a movie?" "Yeah, I think so" (realizing how utterly lame it is to be going through the grocery on a Friday night with single servings of ice cream and popcorn
![Crying](https://www.customerssuck.com/board/core/images/smilies/cry.gif)
"Your total is $4.29"
It's less than $5, so I pay with cash. I also rummage for change. I hand the girl a $20, a quarter, a nickel, and a penny. "Cool, exact change" I mutter as I hand over the cash. For those doing the math - that comes to $4.31. The cashier gives me a very sweet, understanding look, and just hands back the penny. After a moment, a dim bulb brightens....
"You know, on most days, I can do simple math."
"Oh, it's fine. Here's your change"
She hands me a penny, then pulls out the bills.
"Let's see that's 10, 1..no wait
![Confused](https://www.customerssuck.com/board/core/images/smilies/confused.png)
She figures out how to add to 16 and the two of us laugh about our respective math deficiences. We both mention how glad we are it's Friday, I take my yummy food and head out.
I felt very very foolish - but that cashier was really sweet about it.
Oh, and when I left the guy with the Budweiser was putting groceries in his car while his kids stood on the sidewalk holding hands. They were in footie pajamas - the cuteness was over-powering.
(I decided to watch Hitchiker's Guide if you were curious)
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