I bought some fruit at a stand yesterday and said to the checkout lady, “Keep the change”
She seemed so happy that she offered me a gnarly old, slightly shrivelled cucumber for free. I said, “No thanks, you keep it, I’m sure you would enjoy it more than me” 
A very kind gesture.How could she possibly think you were being rude? 
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I suppose it all depends on what she thought you might like the cucumber for. 
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At least she didn’t offer you a bag of old nuts.
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Which is why I said to her - “You would enjoy it more than me” 
True that. Old nuts have no use. 
They do if you are an ole totter (scrap scavenger)
There are various ways of looking at this…not suitable for a family forum😅
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Just one question … had she seen you having a leak? 
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It depends
Did you raise your eyebrows suggestively, smirk, lick your lips in a lascivious way, then wink?
If so, pervo!
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What happens with old nuts? Melted down and rebirthed as other stuff?
Which was why I paused after leaving the produce store, was my reply rude, I asked myself.
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Certainly not.
Bretrick too pure for lasciviousness. 
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No, it wasn’t rude - however by not accepting her offer you have unintentionally devalued her intent. Had you just graciously accepted, it very likely would have given her a higher sense of self -worth and a tiny warm glow inside that she too had done something nice like your kindness with the change you told her to keep.
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No you didn’t.
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Thank you for pointing that out to me. I will remember this lesson. 
I would have accepted the cucumber and smiled back with a sincere ‘Thank You’…
Probably thrown it in the bin later if it was manky…
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Tut…tut… compost heap surely,
Where are your green credentials I wonder?
Not that I’m being rude 
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Not in my opinion.
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Not exactly rude but ambiguous replies leave room for interpretation. Isn’t that what you had intended?
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