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She calls it "Oh Shit I Have to Pay?” because that's the step that most people completely tune out. They'll put their items down, wait for the cashier to scan them, get everything bagged and then when the cashier says "that'll be XXX" people just snap out of it like they're dreaming and then fumble around to find their card. Like the step was completely unexpected. "Oh shit, I have to pay for all this?!"
I do this when asked for my ticket in public transport. I'll wait until they are in front of me. When they walk away before I am ready, I put my ticket back so that they have to come back and wait until I am ready. I think, public transport should be free and financed only by taxes. I may have helped people who just forgot to get a ticket or need to catch the train quickly and still waiting for the app to validate their ticket.
Only for longer trips accross the country I prepare my ticket in advance. I can't explain it.
Yeah as long as they're not refusing to move until all tickets are checked, more power to you.
How do people like that remember how to breathe?