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Bitch, I Don’t Know Your Life!

Cashier: Do you want a bag?
Elderly Village-type customer: Do I want a bag? What, am I gonna carry it out in my mouth?

–Strand Bookstore, 12th & Broadway

Overheard by: Jake Elwell

  • Posted on July 29, 2007
  • Cashiers, Customers, Questions, Union Square and East Village
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