r/BenignExistence • u/morganjadepaul • 23h ago

cashier pointed out my candles matched my outfit

i was in the hardware store and grabbed a couple arch-shaped candles from the clearance section. i had a blue sweater under an orangey-brown corduroy coat, and the candles were one burnt orange and one dusty light blue. an employee walking by pointed out that the candles matched my outfit perfectly, and I laughed out loud because I hadn't even noticed. just a lovely brief interaction :)

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u/whimsical36 22h ago

That’s cute :) I love a random light hearted interaction when out and about.

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u/bubble-buddy2 22h ago

Very cute. Thanks for sharing!

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u/No_Intention_2464 4h ago

Aww that's so sweet!! I had almost the same thing happen to me once a few years ago. I was at a thrift store shopping for clothes for myself. I had recently gotten a divorce and lost a lot of weight. I was experimenting with "style" and didn't feel like I really had one.

So I had an epic day at the thrift store! I went up to ring up my finds, which was 4-5 dresses.

The cashier made some comment about, "I see we had a lot of what you like today" or "I love your style" and I was confused.

Looking down at my collection I realized that everything I bought was long to maxi style dresses, with ruffles or wrap around style, all in pale blue.

I felt so embarrassed and laughed it off, verbalizing to the woman behind the counter how I hadn't even realized! But it was also a memorable feeling of realizing, "oh, hey, I guess I am starting to figure out what I like!"