So I am at Walmart scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee that wants $15 an hour “monitors” and then this happened.
Her – why are you double bagging all of your groceries?
Me – excuse me?
Her – you are wasting our bags!
Me – if you don’t likе the way I’m bagging the groceries, feel free to come on over here and bag them yourself.
Her – that’s not my job!
Me – okay, then I will bag my groceries how I please if that’s all right with you.
Her – why are you using two bags?!
Me – because the bags are weak and I don’t want the handles to break or the bottoms to rip out.
Her – well that’s because you are putting too much stuff in the bag. If you took half of that stuff out and put it in a different bag then you wouldn’t need to double bag.
*10 seconds of me just staring at her.
Me – so you want me to split these items in half and put half of them in a different bag so that I don’t have to double bag.
Her – exactly.
Me – so I would still be using two bags to hold the same number of items.
Her – no because you wouldn’t be double bagging.
*me pressing two fingers to my left eye in an attempt to make it stop twitching.
Me – okay so here I have a jug of milk and a bottle of juice double bagged. If I take the milk out and remove the double bagging and just put the milk in the single bag and the juice in that single bag I’m still using two bags for these two items.
Her- no because you are not double bagging them so it’s not the same number of bags.
*me looking around at about 10 other customers who at this point are enjoying the show.
Me- is this likе that Common Core math stuff I keep hearing about?
Her- never mind you just don’t get it.
And with that, she went back to her little Podium so she could continue texting or playing games on her phone or whatever it was she was doing before she decided to come over and critique my bagging skiIIs.
A Neighbor’s Amusing Reaction
What a heartwarming story of empathy and understanding during a time that often focuses on scares and spooky decorations! Salena Webb’s response is a beautiful reminder of how small acts of kindness can make a huge impact on those around us, especially during difficult times. It’s inspiring to see how she handled her neighbor’s request with grace, compassion, and creativity—replacing skeletons carrying a casket with badminton-playing skeletons is both clever and thoughtful.
While some people might feel torn between personal enjoyment of Halloween and sensitivity to others, Salena’s choice demonstrates that balancing our own traditions with kindness for others is always possible. Her thoughtful gesture, plus the extra touch of bringing her neighbor a card and balloons, shows how impactful small, empathetic actions can be in strengthening our communities.
This story also highlights that kindness and understanding are qualities that transcend any language barrier, showing how a little empathy can bring us all closer, even in the smallest ways. It’s a reminder that, as Salena said, “Kindness is free, and compassion goes a long way.”
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