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peppertree

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15. Just the other day, a cashier I know slightly had an elderly customer who was something like 62 cents short...

Reply to hamsterjill (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 04:38 PM

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She just said "don't worry about it."

This cashier is a dear, middle aged lady with bad knees - but who herself needs to keep working because she needs the money (and on top of that, has a teen daughter with emotional/rage problems).

While she's very different physically, her face reminds me of Jill Biden's. Decency - and a bit of weariness - written all over it.

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