My ill-fated bag of Skittles (or, the apotheosis of shame)
It began with a simple quest for some sour sweets to cleanse my greasy palate after God knows what fast food abomination. Then, the machine started bitching at me for not placing the Skittles 'properly.' Three minutes of automated scolding later, I'm a fucking puddle on the floor, melding into the tile while my shame bleeds out in the fluorescent haze. Retail dystopia at its finest.