I was wrangled into a conversation by a cashier overseer in the self-checkout lane...

The point of self-checkout is to avoid the small talk hindrances of regular checkout, but the roaming overseer seemed to attach herself to me and my transactions as she asked me if I needed any help, picked up my items and asked me about them, and excessively smiled. She had bright red lipstick and a touch of blue in her hair.

I had no idea what to say as I wasn't expecting so much interaction in a self-checkout lane. I mean, what's the point of self-checkout if it comes with the same burden as full checkout?