Cashier:"Hey, did you know that our work clothes are tax deductible?"

Me:"Actually, I thought about this last year, but found out they're not. Because we wear plain button-up shirts and black pants, we can't claim them on our taxes because technically we can wear them outside of work. If our shirts read '*company name*' across the chest or the back and we had to pay for them out-of-pocket, then you could deduct them because you wouldn't be expected to wear them off-the-clock."

Cashier: "Oh, well that sucks."

Me: "Yeah, sorry. Think of the possible audits."

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