No joke.
I almost got arrested at a self checkout lane in a California sanctuary city a few months ago for taking a paper bag. I don’t live there so I didn’t know their stupid laws. It’s early and I’m on a consulting job so I like to get some fresh bread and snacks for the day. The ONLY line open was a self checkout. So I checkout, pay my due, than see there are no bags. But there’s bags by one of the regular check lanes. So I grab one and throw in my goodies and start to walk out the door. Security stops me FOR SHOPLIFTING!!! They have me on camera stealing a bag. WTF??? A city where illegals can commit crime willie-nillie and I’m getting harassed for taking a paper bag. Luckily I have an out of state license and there was NO ONE at checkout so I got off with a warning and an order to never return to the store.
Don’t worry. I’ll be happy to stay far far away from that liberal mess of a city.
Sounds like these foo-foo places can get ridiculous. As at Aldi’s they sell sacks, understood, but one would expect such sacks to have prices posted next to them and a way to scan or punch them into one’s order if it is self-checkout.
Even Starbucks will still give me a sack if I ask for it.