The original post: /r/glitch_in_the_matrix by /u/mk41b on 2025-01-18 23:56:26.

This happened a few years ago, and I have yet to hear of anyone else experiencing something similar. I live in a small town with a tiny grocery store and two convenience stores- one being famous for their burritos. I went to said store, brought my stuff to the counter, and the guy working rang them up. He told me the total-9 and some change, so I inserted my card into the card reader. While I was waiting for the reader to prompt me to type my pin, the guy says, “so, how are you doing, today?” I answered “fine” and took my card out. Then something like reset… I can’t explain it. The man said the total again. He didn’t say it like the card didn’t go through, it was like someone played back what had just occurred. I looked at him and was like, “yeah, okay… I thought…” but I went ahead and inserted my card again. While I was waiting for the key pad to prompt me yet again, he no joke asked me “so, how are you doing, today?” I looked at him, and I know I looked like a crazy person, but it was surreal, like reality felt sticky, idk. His face didn’t give anything away, he said it truly as if it was the first time-like we hadn’t just had this conversation. I said “fine” again, the card went through, and I left. I was completely bewildered. I pulled out onto the road and everything felt… off. It lasted maybe a few minutes and then everything was back to normal. Has anyone ever had anything similar happen?