I came in here to buy something, not give them money.

[ShadowTiger]

I don't even dare to count how many times I've bought and paid for something, and forgotten everything on the checkout counter. It happens over 50% of the time, easily.

It's like, you're so intent on ensuring you are not a sucky customer (Since we all belong to this community, and know better.) that you don't concentrate on what you actually came in there for. I try to make a bit of conversation, discuss the weather in a humorous way to make them smile, and end with a "Have a wonderful / lovely week / weekend! ^_^ " and then leave the stuff on the counter. Yep.

[joe hx]

I've done that. Hell, once I withdrew $300 from the bank, and then started to walk away without it! Bank teller said she'd be happy to keep it.

[ChaoKuang]

I've done that before. Once it was my keys. I cashed a check at Customer Service, then went and did my groceries, paid, and went out to my car, and was like WTF KEYS!

Another time it was my credit card. I went into a gas station and paid for my things, left and went home, didn't even realize. Then I went to check to see if my CC payment went through and saw a 90$ charge in a city south of here.

[rageaholic]

All the damn time with me. Just a couple of days ago, I nearly wasted 8 dollars on stamps I never picked up. Luckly, a the customer service cashier was nice and handed it to me as I was leaving the store.

D'oh!