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Some purchases are awkward enough without anyone making comments about them.

For one man, that happened when he stopped at a drugstore to buy a few personal items.

He already felt a little uncomfortable bringing everything to the register, so he was hoping the cashier would just ring him up and move on.

Instead, the cashier made a joke about him having a good time later.

The man didn’t laugh, though. He just gave him a look that immediately killed the mood.

Read on to see what happened next.

AITA for giving the cashier a death stare when he made a comment about my purchase?

One day, I went to Rite Aid to buy ******* and a morning-after pill. There was a jovial black guy working there, having a good time with his co-workers and making a lot of jokes.

It’s always a little weird when you have to buy items like these, and there’s always that elephant in the room when you go up to the register.

I appreciate when cashiers don’t make comments and keep it professional in these situations.

Rather than laugh, he just looked at the guy.

So anyway, I go up to the register to buy these items, and the jovial black guy says something like, “Well, hello, looks like you’ll be having a good time tonight!!”

He looks at me. I seem like a chill dude, and he expects me to laugh along with him. In the spur of the moment, I decided to give him a death stare and totally kill the mood for him.

I can tell that his failed attempt to make a joke really embarrassed him. He started to sulk and frown and stopped joking with his coworkers.

Really, he wasn’t even that offended.

Then I thought to myself, dang, it wasn’t really that big a deal. I didn’t want to ruin his mood or anything.

In reality, I wasn’t as offended as my death stare let on. Maybe a 2 out of 10 on the offended scale.

But then again, I don’t want to live in a world where cashiers feel comfortable making comments about customers’ purchases.

AITA?

Eek! That was a pretty edgy comment.

Let’s see what the fine folks over at Reddit think about it.

This must’ve been super embarrassing.

According to this comment, neither of them were wrong.

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Now, this was rude!

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There sure is.

Some things are better left unsaid.

Especially when we’re talking about personal items like the ones he was buying.

Sure, you may find some people who will laugh, but most people would probably react just as this guy did.

Next time, the cashier should just do his job and not make comments like that.

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Heather Hall

Heather Hall | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

Heather Hall is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in internet culture, workplace conflict, and viral customer service stories. With over a decade of editorial experience in digital publishing, Heather excels at curating trending online discussions and providing insightful commentary on the daily dramas that capture the internet's attention.

Since beginning her career in 2011, she has developed deep expertise in SEO-driven digital content, having written for a wide array of publications covering lifestyle, business, and travel. At TwistedSifter, Heather focuses on synthesizing complex social media threads into engaging, highly readable narratives that highlight the human element of viral news.

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