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

a bad system report.”

“He cannot just fire people for helping customers,” I said.

“My daughter needs her braces by winter, Martha,” she said, her voice cracking as she stared at the pile of torn paper. “I cannot lose this job.”

At five, the store was busy with the after-work rush, the overhead fluorescent lights humming their steady, yellow tune. I walked continue reading …