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I was paying for my items and said «Gracias» to the cashier. She said «I am not Mexican!» I replied to the Asian cashier «I AM,» and walked out. Why are you employing bigoted associates? By the way, her name is Helen.

Snax. Magazines. Great last minute stop before jumping on a flight.

I need to make a list of my reviews that include a story of me buying overpriced pencils at airport newsstands so that I can do crossword puzzles.
Yes, I once again had forgotten to bring a pencil with me, but surprisingly, the overpriced mechanical pencil that just says OAKLAND, CA was only $ 1.99. Not bad at an airport. But I made a tactical mistake. I normally just buy a Chronicle, read a couple of articles, and spend then next hour-​and-​a-​half doing the crossword puzzle. This time, since I had a while till my flight left, I figured I would plan for the future by buying one of those cheap books with a bunch of crossword puzzles in them. This was also reasonably priced ($ 4.99, I think), but I was disappointed because the puzzles were so easy! So instead of using my brain, I ended up zoning out as I speed-​completed seven puzzles in about an hour.
The coolest thing about this place was the cashier. When I gave her the pencil, she couldn’t read the price code on it. So she grabbed one of the pairs of reading glasses from the display next to the cash register, put them on to read the code, entered it, and put the glasses back. I teased her for this, and she took it in stride.
Overall, it’s reasonably priced for what it is, and that woman sure is friendly.