It seemed to catch you off guard—after your newsy little conversation with the checker—that the store was going to want you to give them money in return for all those groceries.
Well, I’ve been to a lot of grocery stores, and have found that this is usually the case. And many shoppers prepare for this eventuality by getting their purse or wallet out, and beginning the process of getting their money ready, even before all the groceries are bagged. I’m not saying one way is any better than the other – just different.
Oh, and that drawer where the checker put your money … you know, the one with all the coins and bills? In the event that a shopper can’t find the precise amount of money needed to pay for his or her groceries—even after an exhaustive search of purse, wallet and pockets—they can just give the checker a little extra, and the checker will take money out of that drawer and enough back to exactly cover the cost for the groceries.
They don’t mind doing that, and they’re pretty good at it.
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