It’s always nice when folks are helpful but sometimes, they go overboard. For example, while checking out at CVS recently, I noticed a box of Plan B sitting by the register, so I asked the cashier, “Out of curiosity, what does Plan B cost?”
“Fifty dollars,” she replied.
“Wow, that’s expensive,” I said.
“Well, get ‘Take Action,’ honey,” said the woman behind me. “It’s only forty.”
“There’s also, ‘Your Choice,” the cashier added. “It’s the cheapest of all of them and the ingredients are exactly the same.”
Neither seemed to realize that my question was hypothetical, and clearly neither had given me a good look.
“Don’t worry, I’m not pregnant!” I said, “But thank you for the advice!”
Later, a very, old woman walked past me and stopped to chat. She was so wrinkled, it looked like she needed a good ironing. As we parted, she confided, “You know, dear, at our age we have to be very careful not to fall!” ‘Our age’? Yikes! In hindsight, good advice, of course.
Today, at Whole Foods, I stoppe…
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