Grocery baggers hear plenty of unusual requests, but most shoppers do not weaponize paper bags during domestic disputes.

This customer requested double paper and asked a teenage employee to make every bag as heavy as possible.

The bagger welcomed the challenge and condensed an entire cart into three impressively dense packages.

Then the motive came tumbling out.

“Could you bag my groceries as heavy as possible?”

I worked as a bagger at a small, family-owned grocery store while I was in high school.

One day, a man came through the checkout with a full cart of groceries.

The interaction started off normal, but soon the customer had a surprising request.

Me: “Paper or plastic?”

Customer: “I’d like double-bagged paper, and I’d like you to make each bag as heavy as you can.”

Me: “Sure thing!”

The employee welcomed the shake-up and continued.

A bit of a strange request, sure, but anything that broke up the monotony of the day was welcomed.

I managed to load his entire cart into three fairly heavy bags and bring them out to his car.

Then they learned the reason behind this unusual request.

Customer: “In case you’re wondering—I just had a fight with the wife, and it’s my turn to pick up the groceries.”

Me: “Uh-huh.”

Customer: “It’s also her turn to unload the car.”

Well that’s one way to get revenge on your wife!

What did Reddit think of this amusing plot twist?

This user didn’t see this coming at all.

So much plastic was saved!

This commenter is also particular about how their groceries are bagged.

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In an alternate universe, the conversation might have gone something like this.

The bagger completed the unusual request perfectly, only learning at the car that the customer had concealed a petty agenda.

After arguing with his wife, this man volunteered for grocery duty while ensuring her unloading shift came with maximum difficulty.

Nothing says healthy conflict resolution like outsourcing revenge to a teenage grocery bagger.