I had a bit of a disagreement with an employee at the grocery store today. While I was in the bakery section grabbing a fresh loaf of bread from the basket, I picked it up with my hand (without touching any other loaves). The employee approached me and said,
"Excuse me, but you're supposed to use the tongs."
I responded, "So, I'm supposed to touch the handle of the tongs and risk picking up germs from the dozens of people who've touched it today?"
He replied, "Well, they didn't touch this part," gesturing to the part of the tongs that actually grabs the bread.
I said, "So you're telling me it's more sanitary to touch the handle of those tongs than to just touch the single loaf of bread I'm going to eat?"
He repeated, "You're supposed to use the tongs..."
I said, "That makes no sense. If I had touched another loaf of bread in the basket while picking up this one, I’d understand, but I only handled the loaf I’m buying and eating. But yeah, whatever... I get it."
He nodded awkwardly, and I walked away to finish my shopping.
People are fucking weird.