We’ve all taken a coffee from a barista and when they’ve said, “Enjoy your coffee”, responded with, “you too!” If not that exact scenario, there’s probably been an occasion when something similar happened. You feel like an idiot. But we all do it.
Last week, I stopped into a drug store to pick up a couple of items. I put my handbag on the shelf in front of me while I dug out my points card. The cashier said something that’s still making me grin.
“Oh, I have a handbag just like that!” “Oh?” I said, interested. “Does it have a little silver elephant on it too?” “No”, she replied. “It doesn’t.”
She paused.
“And it’s not blue, it’s black. It’s made out of different material. And it’s nowhere near as big as yours.”
In other words, she apparently carries a purse, too. Her attempt to connect didn’t quite make it. I didn’t make eye contact with her on the way out. For her sake.