@steelerssb !! I almost got to go full Karen!!
At the butcher counter, wanting to get a pound of skrimps and there's nobody around, so I ring the little bell. Some goon comes sauntering over (on my side of the counter, not his) and just kinda stands there for a second and then says, "Hi." and i give him a once over, notice he's got a worker badge on and so I say, "Hi. Can you help me here?" and he says, "Yeah, what do you need?" So I say, "I want a pound of these ones, right here" and point to the shrimp I want... previously frozen, 16-24's, I think. Then he says, "there's some over here..." and I start following him to those big rectangular coolers that have the rock hard cornish game hens, partially defrosted beef ribs and bags of frozen shrimp. And I'm like, "Oh, no thanks... I don't like those. I want the other ones." as I start to walk back to the counter. And he says, "Why? They're the same thing." And I say, "No thanks, they're frozen solid, the others are already defrosting" Him, "They're the same. You just need to run them under water." Me, "Nah. I don't want to do that. It takes too long, I want to use them right away". Him, "If you just put them under running water, it's the same th-" Me, interrupting, "So you just don't want to get the other ones for me? Is that what you're telling me?"
Man, I don't even think it was gonna be Karen that came out, I think it was gonna be Lupe.
He may have clued in by then and probably wasn't sure how this would end. I was dressed like a homeless person that gets their shit at the good Goodwill, and my tan definitely looks fake, plus a mask, so I think he erred on the side of caution, but not before trying me one more time, "Well, those ones are a lot cheaper. I was just trying to save you some money." Me: And those are what? 3lb bags? I don't need that many. I just need a pound of THESE ones, but thank you very much for offering." Him, "yeah, okay - so you you only need a pound?"
YES, FUCKO!! THAT'S WHAT I SAID THE FIRST FUCKING TIME!!
Motherfucker.
