Are you a fruit scale whisperer or any other? I might be one:)

Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
June 17, 2026 1:53pm CST
You know that fruit scales at the stores? They are mostly digital today, at least here and you put the fruits on them, enter the number of the fruit item, press enter and you get that barcode sticker and you're done. Well in this grocery store that i usually go, not sure why, but you have to press a long enter and the barcode sticker comes out. I found out about that by accident cause, of course, when you need something, the staff usually is not there. well, today, i sensed that some woman was too nervous and i tried to help her and for the first time it said on the screen that the scale is resting. I was stunned, i must say. There was no crowd around fruit section and there was another scale but i tried my magic and when the woman moved and went to another scale, i pressed to delete everything, put the number of my fruit, pressed enter and it worked. I think that this woman maybe pressed too many times the same number and the machine went south. I felt good about the fruit scale being good to me although, i know it's not alive but maybe it sensed my love, good energy and appreciation and i was also a little bit happy that my turn for the scale was faster than i expected
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@AmbiePam (124962)
• United States
17 Jun
I am glad you worked your magic! I haven’t used a fruit scale in quite awhile!
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jun
thank you. there was definitely some magic i nthe air o, i'm glad you didn't have to. i must say, i feel betetr seeing the price before i get to the cashier.
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@rakski (158765)
• Philippines
17 Jun
You have a magic hand!!!
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jun
thank you. i was also like this lady but then i decided to switch my tactics and it worked. do you use the scale or this is done at the cashier at your place?
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@rakski (158765)
• Philippines
22 Jun
@valherma00 usually the cashier does that for customers
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
27 Jun
@rakski that's good.
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@snowy22315 (211423)
• United States
17 Jun
Beep, Beep you spoke its lingo.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jun
i think we recognised each other, for sure
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@JudyEv (386134)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jun
These machines have a mind of their own sometimes, or so it would seem.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jun
i absolutely agree with you, at first, i was like this woman but then, maybe i started lsitening to the machine
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@thelme55 (79721)
• Germany
17 Jun
I have not used fruit scale for a while now. Usually the cashier here weight the fruits themselves automatically when scanning our groceries.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Jun
o, that's good. i mean, here is 50-50. i like honestly seeing the price before i go to the cashier so i don't get a shock there
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@thelme55 (79721)
• Germany
23 Jun
@valherma00 You are right. The prices are in the shelves of the food products but the cashier weighs and scan before paying them. So, I just calculate how much bananas or other fruits weigh before going to the cashier..
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
27 Jun
@thelme55 o, that's good, right. i tend to forget these things
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