Some of the feed we stock is sold loose by the kilogram. We have several customers that will ask for, "£3 of canary seed," or, "2kg of rabbit food", etc. We pour it into the scales, then out into a carrier bag which we then tie up and hand to the customer.
Today, a customer asked for some budgie seed. I weighed it out, checked it was the right amount for him, then grabbed a carrier bag to pour the feed into. The customer looked up:
"Don't worry about a bag..."
Some of our customers bring in their own bags.
"...save yourself a couple of pennies."
I paused, waiting for him to hand one over.
He didn't. He didn't have one.
It took him a few seconds to realise that, in this instance, he was going to have to let me use a carrier bag unless he wanted me to try and empty the food into his pockets.
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