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Strangest thing happened just a bit ago. I went on a quick coffee run and decided to stop by one of the resale shops that is down the street. I find two cool paintings with frames that can be converted into bubbleart and go forth to purchase.

Now, this is the strange part.

I'm at the check out and there are two older retired age ladies behind the counter, both being maybe 70-75ish or so. I give them the money and they both start to stammer around, wondering what to do about how to get the out of the establishment. As in, they don't have bags large enough to put the two paintings in! *gasp* I say to the ladies that I can carry them out, no problem. They both look at me in astonishment, saying, "You mean you don't need a bag to carry them? Well, how are you going to get them to your car?!?!" Befuddled, I respond politely, "Um, the same way I've been carrying them around the whole time I've been in your store today: with my HANDS."

The older lady got all wide-eyed and had one of those Oprah Ah-HA moments. Now, I'm no physicist, but is it that hard to carry out purchases, sans bag, with your hands? I mean, we are blessed with an opposable thumb, ya know.