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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP back again, to thank everyone for their opinions and assure some accusers that I'm not a troll.

I live in a jurisdiction that has a plastic bag tax. That, plus the fact that it's easier for me to carry 3 large bags instead of 13 little flimsy ones, are why my (non-hazmat, regularly laundered) reusable bags were there in the first place. I'm not going to change that.

I like to think that I'm a courteous customer, and maybe even a good person. I don't leave my cart in the middle of the aisle, I say hello to the restockers and wait for them to finish with a shelf rather than shouldering them out of the way to reach the peanut butter, etc. And I always, always return my cart.

I chose not to complain to the manager in some Karenesque rant because I didn't want the checker to get into trouble. Instead, I opted to voice my objection directly to the person with whom I had the issue, with a sentence that started with "No thanks."

While I appreciate the perspectives of those who feel that I should help when asked, I'd like to point out that I wasn't asked -- I was drafted and assigned a role, and that took me aback. For those who characterized me as some demanding princess, waiting to be served... that couldn't be farther from the truth.

I find it interesting that others have noticed this, or engaged in similar standoffs with a checker. I also find it interesting that some believe this is not something that's regularly being asked of men. (The groceries of the man in front of me were bagged for him, by the way. Although I didn't hear whether he was initially asked to do it.)

Thanks to those who made up their own enhancements and embellishments to the story, generally to my detriment. It wouldn't be DCUM without you.[/quote]

It’s fine that you wanted to scroll through your phone rather than helping someone with a menial task when they asked for it, but to somehow think this makes you a good person or that you were somehow standing up for women, makes you sound like even more of an a hole. [/quote]

Can you read?  She wasn’t ASKED, she was TOLD. Huge difference. [/quote]

Banter's not your strong suit, I presume. 
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If that was your idea of playfully teasing OP, it isn’t yours either. [/quote]

I'm not playfully teasing--I was being blunt. 
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Being blunt is not what banter means. 
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Uh, I was being blunt commenting on OP's inability to read banter. Is your reading comprehension this bad? Or do you also struggle with inference in conversation?
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Not usually.  But let’s be real - there is no banter anywhere in this thread with OP.  Just sanctimonious a$$holes telling the world how generous and helpful they are, and what a jerk OP is.  I guess what I really struggle with is these a$$holes. [/quote]

DP
I can see you struggle with nuance.

There were many shades of gray in this thread …[/quote]

For example, people who did not think either OP nor the cashier were a$$holes - cashier was tad clumsy and overstepped her bounds. OP was within her rights to be annoyed but not a hill I would die on. I don’t think many normal people relish power struggles with low paid exhausted cashiers - and neither does OP apparently. She did not complain to management but made her point directly. I appreciate that even though I would have just helped bag myself. [/quote]

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