Funny exchange at Kroger today:
I was going through the self-checkout when a gentleman who looked to be in his 80’s rolled up in one of those battery-powered shopping scooters.
The 20-something young woman working the area came over and offered to scan his handful of purchases for him. He took that as an opportunity to tease her a little.
Every time she’d scan something, he’d look at the display, feign outrage, and say something like, “Nearly $3 for eggs?! That’s highway robbery!” or “I can’t believe you all are charging $7 for coffee! An old man like me will go broke!” - then he’d giggle a little and give her a wink.
After a couple more observations like that, she finally said, “I don’t know what to tell you, them’s the prices!”
By then, I was done and had wheeled my cart around so I was facing him, and he said, “High prices like that, I’m gonna call you the worst thing I can think of…a Democrat!” - then he gave
me a wink, slapped his knee and started howling with laughter.
I wonder how many times he’s told that joke?
