TL:DR at the bottom. But read this, it isn’t long.

So, as many of you know, after Christmas sales at the mall have officially started. One of the sales I like to indulge in the most is the Hickory Farms meat sets. While this set is usually $80, the set I was buying was 50% off. I decided to get two, one for me and one for my buddy. Along with some extra meat sticks, cause hey, sale right?

So I’m standing there with my Girlfriend at the checkout line. The total comes to $89.96 exactly. I’ve got my card out, ready to pay for my many delicious adult Lunchable sets.

Here is where the FU happens.

The lady at the checkout is SO NICE. She notices my Girlfriend’s earrings, compliments them, we have a very nice exchange about life. The cashier turns to me and says:

“Would you like to round up the four cents to help starving children?”

And she is SO sweet guys, I can’t emphasize that enough. However, I always say no to these types of sales in the checkout line. The company is a million dollar company, the charity isn’t always clean, you name it. Lots of reasons to say no.

But I instead, rather than just say no thanks, say:

“No they’re fine.”

Cashier is silent. Girlfriend is staring at me. I am shocked at my own callousness. My girlfriend tugs my sleeve and says “It’s just four cents.” I crappily stammer out about how four cents wouldn’t matter and million dollar company’s yadayada.

I look like an ass, I get my bag, we start to go. The cashier pulls me aside and quiet says “Your fly is down.”

And it is. I fix it. We leave. I look like an ass.

Girlfriend and I are fine but man I looked Fuckin’ cruel.

TL;DR I was asked to save children from starving, I held $90 worth of meat and my hand and said “they’re fine.” Cue social shaming.