I was told a good story about pizza boxes the other day.
So a friend of a friend walks into a pizza shop, asks for a slice, and when asked if he wants a box, politely says no. The owner reluctantly gives him a plate, and he’s out on his way. The pizza is actually great.
So the guy frequents this pizza place a few times a week, and every time he is offered a box, politely declines and asks for a plate - what do ya need a whole ass box for one slice yknow?
One of the most recent times he comes in for a slice, the owner behind the counter INSISTS he put the pizza in a box. The friend of a friend and the owner go back and forth - “sure you don’t want a box?” “Yes, I’m sure” “it’s better in a box, here why do you take a box” “with all due respect, I just want a plate, I’m gonna throw the box away”.
The owner begrudgingly slaps the pizza on a plate, slides it passive aggressively to the guy, and says outright “I don’t think you should come in anymore”.
“Why?” Asks the friend of a friend.
The owner gets really heated in this moment and proclaims “You see that FLIMSY plate your pizza is on? I look like a fuckin asshole when you’re walkin outta here with a steaming hot piece of pizza on that tiny flimsy ass plate - other pizza places are gonna see you walking out of here and say ‘what’s this tiny plate? They don’t have boxes to keep the pizza nice and hot?’ And then I look like an asshole, so if you’re not gonna take a box, I don’t think you should come in anymore”.
The friend of a friend replies “okay, I’ll take the box”. Seeing how passionate the owner had just gotten.
Moral of the story OP, sometimes you just gotta take the box, and take your hot little pizza takes home instead of waving them around on your flimsy plate. You just look like an asshole.