We went from selling fake cigars to being racist in 2.5 seconds.

[NateTheChops]

Keep in mind, my coworker made one remark about the cigars. After that neither of us said anything else from the moment the man of African-American persuasion began speaking till the moment he left.

I'm just going to call him cellphone guy since he was on his cellphone.

Cellphone guy = CG
Coworker = CW
Me = The Racist.

Cellphone guy walked over to the counter and leaned over, pointing to a box of the Dutch Masters singles.

CG: (not sure if he's talking to me or not) See, I was going to get one of those Phillies but they're fake. You're going to get a lot of complaints about that because I've had to return five of those.

CW: (Walks over to the Dutch Masters and shrugs) Well, I'm sorry sir.

CG: Can I get a pack of Newports?

CW goes to get him the Newports and CG looks at me.

CG: You got an attitude problem?

Note, I have not said a word to him yet. I didn't bother wasting breath because the moment he began bitching about the cigars I knew it was pointless and it was late, so I just glanced at him rather drolly while he completed the transaction at CW's register.

CG: (into phone) I swear I've been coming here for eleven fucking years and it's the same fucking attitude every fucking time. (glancing back at me) I swear they make you want to break character and just beat the shit out of someone.

This point is where I would normally ask if the customer was threatening me but I didn't actually detect a real threat from this guy so I just kept quiet.

CG: (Still into phone) They just judging me because of the color of my skin or something.

I tuned him out at this point because the guy ceased being interesting.

Me: Have a nice day! (As he was leaving the store ranting into the phone)
CW: (Glances back at me) We went from selling fake cigars to being racist.
Me: Amazing.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

CG: I swear they make you want to break character and just beat the shit out of someone.

So, what? He's playing Paladin or something?

I could get into a day-to-day DnD LARP.

[NateTheChops]

Somehow I think his cellphone 10/20+ would have been ineffective against my box cutter 3/5- which is a weaker weapon but has the added +350 bonus of my Berserker Psycho Rage.

[Skeksin]

Nah. He's playing Freebase from the people who brought you HoL

[Angry_Hippie]

What a moron cellphone guy was. I don't think a store would have "fake" phillies. I think what he meant is dried out. Since he was buying cigarettes as well, it's almost 100% the cigar was destined to become a blunt wrap. If he had to return 5 either he is a heavy handed moron, or they are really dry, and who returns a defective cheap cigar anyway?

Haven't smoked in YEARS just making an observation.

[Boredom]

As opposed to chocolate cigars?