DADADEL
While bagging nearly $300 worth of groceries, a Walmart customer was in a peculiar situation. An employee, who was an advocate for a $15 per hour wage, took issue with the customer’s approach to bagging. The employee questioned why the customer was double-bagging the groceries, which led to an amusing back-and-forth exchange.
The conversation kicked off with the employee asking, “Why are you double-bagging all of your groceries?” Surprised, the customer responded with, “Excuse me?” The employee persisted, claiming that the customer was wasting bags, seemingly concerned about Walmart’s supply.
In response, the Walmart customer offered a straightforward solution: “If you don’t like how I’m bagging the groceries, feel free to come over here and bag them yourself.” To which the employee quickly retorted, “That’s not my job!” The customer then firmly stated, “Okay, then I’ll bag my groceries how I please if that’s all right with you.”
The exchange escalated when the employee questioned why two bags were being used again. The customer explained, “The bags are weak, and I don’t want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.”
Not convinced, the employee suggested that the customer was putting too many items into each bag. She advised, “If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag, then you wouldn’t need to double-bag.”
There was a brief moment of silence as the customer processed this suggestion.
After a pause, the Walmart customer asked for clarification: “So you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don’t have to double-bag?” The employee confirmed, “Exactly.”
The customer humorously pointed out the contradiction in the employee’s logic. Splitting the items between two bags still resulted in the use of two bags, making the suggestion a bit puzzling. With a touch of wit, the customer compared the situation to “Common Core math,” drawing laughter from the onlookers who had been following the exchange.
In the end, the employee returned to her station without further comment, and the Walmart customer continued bagging their groceries. This funny yet absurd encounter highlighted a clash between common sense and impractical advice, leaving the customer amused and the audience entertained.
