Why Martha Saved Five Hundred Paper Receipts From Her Weekly Grocery Trips

the lane, followed by a red screen that flashed a warning message in block letters.

“Unexpected item in the bagging area,” the machine said, its recorded voice loud enough to make a shopper two lanes over turn his head.

Brenda stepped quickly from behind her register, her bright yellow plastic hairclip catching the fluorescent light as she leaned over continue reading …