"Bag vs. Baaag"

I went to Wal-mart last night here in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bought some pots and seeds because I'm going to try my hand at gardening, and because I got a bunch of free veggie plants at work. This could be interesting...but isn't the point of this post. Anywho, I ask the checkout girl if I could please have a bag? She responds "A WHAT?"
"A bag." -me
"I'm sorry I don't know what you're saying." -girl
"A baaagg. One of these" I physically point to plastic bag and say "Something you carry stuff in!"
She laughs. In my face. And says "You mean a bag?"
"Yeah, whatever. I'm from Wisconsin. I get made fun of on a daily basis for how I talk down here. Just need something to carry my stuff in."
"How do you say beg?" -girl
Does it matter?? I say "beg" like it's spelt. Duh.
She laughs again.
At this point I am getting pretty annoyed. "Can I please just have a bag and leave so I can stop getting made fun of."
She hands me a bag...FINALLY and I'm on my way. As I left I not only have a greater hatred towards Wal-mart and towards that girl but with the word bag in general. How many of us northerners say bag pronounced "bayg" and how many say "bag" with the A sound as in "apple"? And is it really that big of a deal? I think once you're over the age of 8 you should know some people say bag, and some say bag. Get over it. I don't make fun of you for "gripin" about your job, or pickin up laundry on a "Wiiiinsday", and my favorite "fixin" to go to the store. Or how bout all those towels that were on "sell"? You mean sale? I'm pretty sure sell is what they did so you could buy it. Anyway, I digress. It made me miss home even more and thought it quite rude of this Walmart girl. Oh she also had to add in "I have a friend from Montana! She says bag like you too. It's freezing up there!" I thought, where the hell are your geography skills girl? Montana is farther from Wisconsin than Oklahoma is. And if your friend said bag the same way then why'd you act so clueless? Dumb girl.