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Fail Panel #3 Shopping

Unexpected Item in Bagging Area

Single-panel cartoon of an exhausted shopper sitting in the bagging area of a self-checkout machine that says Unexpected item in bagging area.

At some point, you become the unexpected item.

Transcript

Panel

A self-checkout machine shows an error and a long pile of receipt paper. A cobweb hangs from its corner. An exhausted shopper sits on the bagging area next to a box.
Machine: "Unexpected item in bagging area."
Caption: "Minute 40 at the self-checkout."

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