This Green Thing
She started simply, by saying that she doesn’t know about this new “green thing” because back in her day, things were different. They didn’t have all these needs for the plastic bags, because the bags they were using were made from paper. This single-use plastic wasn’t a thing back then. It’s a symptom of modern society and not the old. The cashier was stunned that this old lady was talking back at her. Dorothy hadn’t even begun.