I believe customs are a matter of oppinion.

I work with the public so I am constantly getting to know and see new people. One of the things that has recently occured to me, coming across such a range of different folks, is that people are really set in their ways. It's not really complicated, the way that I see it, people live according to their certain customs and it's so ingrained in they become a little silly. Let's talk about bags, ok? Bags are useful tools. They are useful, they are utilitarian objects. they are able to make things easier on you and therefore they are awesome. But how awesome are they supposed to be? Do you need them for a small thing, like a lighter? If I sold you a lighter, say, and we will make this really like incidental, cause I don't think people with lighters suffer from customary bag syndrom ... if you had something that small, and your check out person says, "You need a bag for that?" ... And not like Daria, or anything ... and not at all like you are making a suggestion. Just courtesy. Would you need a bag? (I am considering Americans consumerism is very evident in all this) But would you believe if you had the choice you would say no, if it was say a box of tylenol? So many people want the bag. So many people think they can't leave the store without one. Now imagine why it's necessary!? Is it because we are afraid of being accused of stealing? Some of these people would be great cons to be approached in this manner, dressed and looking the way they do. I mean, would gramma steal a lighter? Not at all. I think we feel like it's part of the costum of going to the grocery store. Perhaps some people feel that they are not getting the courtesy they deserve. I feel this is a great topic because I feel that the more you learn and the more you know, the more you realize how different things can be from be from what we have become accustomed to. Like, getting a bag with a pack of gum is just bad form, people. We don't deserve to be wasteful. Not only that, but thats just bad for the environment. So don't ever, ever do that. And you know what?? It seems as though we should really be investing in those cloth bags, ... just sayin. I mean, we bag and bag and bag all day long. All day plastic bags, I could dream of walking in like a half-lit place with mist and plastic bags piled shins-high, some of them might float up, ... stick to my face for humor...