I stopped by Rainbow Foods this week to pick up a couple items for a friend before some coupons expired. I went to find the right bag of sugar and found the shelf empty (imagine my surprise). There was an employee scanning some products in the aisle so I approached her...
'I'm looking for this coupon item, can you tell me...'
'Rain check,' she replied and walked toward the end of the aisle.
I was a little shocked and confused with the brevity of her response. Yes, I still remember what a rain check is, but was totally lost and confused about where I might find such an item. Was I supposed to follow her or find a service desk or what...
So, I cautiously called to her departing back...
'Um, can you tell me...'
'Service desk or check out'
I'm guessing she wasn't trying to make me feel like an idiot, but truthfully I was 'close' to tears...not knowing how to survive in a world that clearly I am supposed to fit into. It seemed like something so small and insignificant and yet somehow it felt bigger...
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