Verdant 3

Every week i patronize TJ's. Every week i'm offered a chance to enter a raffle to win $25 for bringing my own bag.

I politely turn down. Some employees are cool. Others can be a little persistent. I always feel the need to explain why i'm passing it up to avoid hurting someone's feelings.

Today the clerk hard-sold with the phrase, "If you don't enter, you won't win!"

Well that's kind of the point. I don't want to win!

Again i responded with "I come here every week; that's a lot of filling out", smiling to hide annoyance. It is exhausting.

Next time i'll try this approach:

That's okay. I'm loaded!