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Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by Ansil849 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:10AM (#28263733)
> The guy at the checkout register told me that I wouldn’t like it and called for someone to put it back in the freezer.

This would warrant a conversation with the manager. Service employees who claim to know what's best for me are a huge annoyance.

Another example: one time I was ordering tea at a restaurant and asked for sugar. The waitress had the nerve to tell me sugar is bad for me and I shouldn't have any.

Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by account42 on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:52AM (#28274976)
Oh come on, that clerk is probably just tired of people returning the durian thinking that it was spoiled. It really is something that a lot of people won't like but might pick based on looks.
Re:How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone by missedthecue on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:20PM (#28268023)
Often times at small Asian grocers, the service employee is the manager