"When Supermarket Price Scanners Attack!" Is It Just Me, Or What?

"It's absolutely chilling to me that there is an entire generation of Humans, who believe that they do not have to think for themselves, anymore..." Peaceful --- I had a yen for a big bowl of cold sesame noodles, vegetables and shrimp that just wouldn't quit! I have what might be called a "chef's mind" and when I get a craving for a particular dish- it will appear in my head as a series of images like a full production Hollywood movie!-- From procurement of the actual Ingredients, to their final preparation and presentation, in full color with Surrounding Sound-- And it won't go away, until this task actually, physically happens! So off to the supermarket to get the "Vittles" I went...  On these hot, humid evenings a trip to the supermarket is a smart thing to do, because they keep the place air conditioned at almost North Pole temperatures and you can become cooled off very quickly when you start walking around to do your shopping. The cold temperatures in the supermarket's "Air-Conditioned Like The Arctic" environment, also enhances the "Girl watching experience" but enough of that for now...  First, I pick the shrimp,  I'm in luck 'cuz they have these large Sea-Caught ones, and they are fresh, not frozen... Good on me!:)  Next mission: Grab the noodles-- There are high-quality ramen on sale, 6 packages for a buck, yes!!!  I spot an empty checkout lane and I head for it quickly, place my selections on the belt and the clerk pushes the button...  First he scans the shrimp (beep!)... The readout glows-- $7.98 ( not bad) then he scans the noodles...  I'm looking at the register screen and I see " Corn Flakes (6) total $24.56" then final total $32.54...  The clerk looks at this, and then holds out his hand, palm up, to take my cash...  "Dude", I say calmly, "That's not the right price or merchandise".   The clerk looks back at me with a  blank stare of bafflement, befuddlement or perhaps just plain stupidness, and continues to hold his hand up expecting cash!  I then gently wave my hand in front of his face, and point to the register screen, saying "Dude, Look!" "It's not right!"  Slowly, ever so slowly, it begins to dawn on him, like some slowly unfolding, Mystical, Cosmic Revelation that something was, indeed amiss here... He then yells out " Void!", "Void!", "I needa void here!" At that very moment, I felt the strong urge to "Void", too!  First, the manager walked over and stares at the cash register like it was the Monolith in the movie "2001", then another clerk sidled over to look at it,too!  The manager reaches into his pocket, apparently for the magical "Void" card but it isn't there... this neccessitates a trip to his office where said "Void" card was on his desk.  Meanwhile, although still baffled at how this could happen, the clerk apologised to me for the delay...  The manager returned and using the "Void" card, cleared the purchase and rang up the right total. By now, I just want to leave, so I can go outside and laugh like hell... Please, Dear Readers-- Please tell me that we Humans haven't been completely enslaved by machines! Please, Oh please, just say it isn't so!:)