How timely. Yesterday I was at a local health food store getting me some bulk flour and rolled oats. A nicely dressed and portly woman of Obamian persuasion asked an older worker there for help. She was looking for powdered golden seal. The guy took her to the bin and told her to help herself with the plastic baggie and the scooper. The lady then mumbled something and the employee asked her to speak up. She asked, “Will my Link cover this?” Link is an Illinois version of EBT. The guy tells her the store doesn’t accept link. And her soft demeanor turns on the dime. She asks, loudly, “Why not?” And the man, bless his heart, told her, “Because it’s our store and we don’t want to.” She dropped her baggie on the bin and literally stomped her way a 2012 SUV and drove away. The man and I shared a look and a smile.
Niiice!!!