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In reply to the discussion: A friend of mine saw someone using food stamps to pay for ice cream bars. [View all]Prism
(5,815 posts)Mainly because the line slows/stops for no perceptible reason, so I glance down the line to see what the hold up is. The cashier has to process the card/groceries in some way that takes a little extra time.
Sometimes, and I think this makes me a horrible person, I'll go to another line when I see someone holding their Link card here in California. It basically screams "This line is about to be held up." I'm not sure why, and I always wince inwardly for the person because not only may they be self-conscious about using the card, but then they've got a line of impatient, eye-rolling people behind them.
I wish they'd change how it's processed.
But, yeah, this does sound like a Bouncy story. I never encounter these "perfect public spectacle" political responses. They're just a little too precious.