Seriously. Am I on Candid Camera?

I walk to Druxy’s with 5 dollars of change in my hand.

There is a sign on the wall that says:

Coleslaw/Potato Salad

Small - $2.50
Regular - $4.00
Large- $5.50

Okay, so I ask for a REGULAR salad, half potato and half coleslaw. Let's do the math together. Regular salad, potato and coleslaw.....4 dollars right? Fucking wrong.

Woman gives it to me, dude rings it in and asks for $5.65.

This is how it all started:

Me: It says that it’s 4 bucks on the sign.

Him: What?

Me: It says that it’s 4 dollars on the sign behind you.

He speaks to the woman that actually scooped my salad and she looks at me as though she’s curious what’s wrong.

Me: It should be 4 dollars, not 5.

Her: Confused look on her face. She looks at the guy at the cash and says: "Go ahead and just charge her for the smaller one."

Him: He punches in a small one and now it’s $2.50 plus tax. Meanwhile, the sign says $4.00.

Me: Okay, you don’t need to charge me for the smaller salad, when I have the correct size salad, but have been overcharged for it.

Both: Blank looks on their faces.

Her: Now you pay for a small?

(is this a question, or a statement?)

Me: Okay, if you both turn around, it says on the menu that if I have a potato or coleslaw salad, regular size, it should be 4 dollars, not 5…which is what he charged me.

Both: BLANK LOOKS ON THEIR FACES

Her: She picks up two empty plastic containers and says: “This one small, this one regular.”

This just in, from the Department of the Obvious.

Me: I know. I have the regular one. It says four dollars on the sign, not five dollars which is what he charged me.

At this point, I am thinking: “Am I fucking on candid camera?” All of the cancer patients around me are starting to look at me as I am apparently making a stink…meanwhile, I just want to pay what it says the cost of this fucking salad is on their sign. Furthermore, the large is $5.50 so where did this guy pull the $5 price from? His ass?

What made it worse is that English was not their first language, but they still had a good grasp of it and have worked there since I have worked here (8-9 mths).

I ended up just saying “fine” and gave him the $2.83 and walked away, shaking my head.

I don't even know what else to say about this encounter. Weird. It's amazing that they get up and put their socks on by themselves in the morning.