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

the glare of the ceiling fixtures.

She slid my gallon of whole milk across the glass scanner, the red laser painting a brief line across her thumb.

“Three dollars and forty cents today, Martha,” she said, her voice warm.

“Did you find everything you needed on the high shelves?” she asked, adjusting her yellow clip.

Behind her, three of the new self-checkout continue reading …