I propose that all retail workers standardize on a hand gesture and/or secret phrase which means "I was/am a retail worker and I am now immune to your attempt to upsell me."
Me at the oil change place today:
- Him: "Would you like to get our high-mileage oil, special formulated for cars like your [looks at screen] 1985 Saab?"
- Me: "How much is that?"
- Him: "Just $12 more"
- Me (thinking: On a $24 oil change?): "No thanks"
- Him: "What about our synthetic motor oil blend at just $12 more?"
- Me: "No, just the normal..."
- Him: "For $25, we also have the same type of oil used by NASA in the space shuttle"
- Me (trying hard not to laugh): "No thanks"
(I drove under 500 miles in the past 3 months, too... And the receipt from the last oil change was still on the passenger's side floor...)
10:03:11 PM 
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