Noticed a trend where cashiers comment on my massive Sunday grocery hauls

It's like they're subtly judging my life choices through my produce selection... One even recommended a better brand of lentils last week, prompting a reflection on these mundane exchanges.

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dylanramirez2h ago

That lentil comment is wild. Makes you wonder if they’re silently cataloging everyone’s weekly patterns, you know? Like the cashier who sees my three frozen pizzas and definitely clocks the ‘no real cooking this week’ vibe. Is it subtle judgment, or are they just so bored they start reverse-engineering our lives from the conveyor belt? Do you ever get the sense these little critiques are more about their own routines bleeding into the interaction?

jamie_mason383h ago

One cashier's lentil recommendation sparked a full-blown life audit.

baker.grace1h ago

Honestly, I used to assume it was just idle boredom, that detached mental cataloging to pass the time. But that lentil thing, that’s a specific kind of noticing. It shifted my view completely. Now I wonder if it’s less about judgment and more about them seeking a sliver of genuine connection in a repetitive job, you know? Their world is literally our groceries moving past on a belt, so that’s the vocabulary they have. A recommendation, even for lentils, feels like a tiny attempt to be a person, not just a scanner.