# Name 3 things you'd bring to a cashier that would freak them out **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 1, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824 "2011-02-01T21:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/21 "2011-02-02T16:31:12Z")
I once went into a 7-Eleven and bought a box of condoms, some breath mints, and a Red Bull. The cashier gave me one of those looks where he raised one eyebrow. I just grinned and said, “Yeah, that’s right.” He smiled and bagged up my stuff for me. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/22 "2011-02-02T16:50:24Z")
-Bag of fertilizer -Kerosene -Electrical wire ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/23 "2011-02-02T17:00:53Z")
Am I really the first person who thought of: Eye hooks, razor blades, and a hamster? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/24 "2011-02-02T17:07:59Z")
A clown costume, party balloons, and handgun ammo. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/25 "2011-02-02T19:01:10Z")
I’ve posted this anecdote before, but I’m a cashier, and one night, a guy brought to my register a 12-pack of beer, cat food, and Vaseline. Before I could even react, he said “It’s not what you think!” I almost peed myself. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/26 "2011-02-02T19:41:10Z")
Ping-pong balls, duct tape, motor oil. I don’t know _what_ I’m gonna do with these, but I’m sure it’s going to be skeevy as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/27 "2011-02-02T20:45:19Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Well, my first thought upon seeing this thread was “A severed head, a hacksaw, and a bottle of chloroform.” > > More in the spirit if the thread, a saw, a tarp, and bleach. I thought “duct tape, rope, shovel.” ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/28 "2011-02-02T20:48:35Z")
My wife and her sister once went to a supermarket late at night and bought vodka, whipped cream in a can, and latex gloves. They didn’t realize how odd their purchase was until the young male cashier said “Some party, huh!?” ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/29 "2011-02-02T21:13:39Z")
A humidifier, A dehumidifier, and verification that your Bipolar medication from the pharmacy counter has already been paid. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/30 "2011-02-03T02:00:26Z")
KY Jelly Kleenex Elmo in Grouchland ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/31 "2011-02-03T12:45:44Z")
Hotdogs sausuges, Hotdog buns and a bottle of heinz tomato ketchup ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/32 "2011-02-03T13:38:14Z")
A jar of mayonnaise, a stopwatch, and a Bible. stolen from Louis CK ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/33 "2011-02-03T17:08:23Z")
Candy, a kid’s DVD and a porn DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/34 "2011-02-03T17:52:51Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Candy, a kid’s DVD and a porn DVD. Double bonus points if it’s a toonporn DVD. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/35 "2011-02-03T17:53:22Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > A jar of mayonnaise, a stopwatch, and a Bible. > > stolen from Louis CK Why would that freak them out? ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/36 "2011-02-03T19:57:33Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > Hotdogs sausuges, Hotdog buns and a bottle of heinz tomato ketchup This only works in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/37 "2011-02-04T23:36:50Z")
Ex Lax, a Bucket, and a Ladle ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/38 "2011-02-05T00:19:37Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > When I was in college band, we had a scavenger hunt of sorts where one of the items you had to bring in was a convenience store receipt with exactly three items on it: Condoms, vaseline, and bananas. Nobody quibbled when one of the hunters couldn’t find vaseline in the store, so bought KY jelly instead. Forget the banana – get a pineapple instead. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/39 "2011-02-05T00:27:12Z")
Went to a gun store with my little brother one day (little? He’s 31…and a correctional officer). He bought himself a pistol, some ammo, and asked the guy if they sold ski masks. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824/40 "2011-02-05T00:49:44Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I also tried to ride the mechanical pony at the front of the store - sidesaddle, of course - but they told me I was too heavy and shooed me off. I once convinced my erstwhile girlfriend to ride the kiddy ferris wheel in front of the grocery store. It stalled with her at the top, just as an attractive female friend of mine wandered up and said hi. I introduced them, my girlfriend looking and feeling like a gravitationally challenged moron strapped into the kiddy seat of the ride. Good times. Last month \*\*Attacklad \*\*and I went to buy stuff for going out to harvest a Christmas tree. By the time we were done the clerk at Canadian Tire thought we were up to no good- plastic sheeting, rope, saw, you know, the basics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-youd-bring-to-a-cashier-that-would-freak-them-out/569824.md?page=3)