It’s our first day back at work – we just got our nametag¹. And yet we’re already in over our heads!

We have a set of returns to process:

• 1 “I need to return this recipient…”
• 1 “I need to return this popular type of street food…”
• 1 “I need to return this type of remark…”
• 1 “I need to return this suddenly canceled (agreement)…”
• 1 “I need to return this classical dance…”
• 1 “I need to return this graduate-to-be…”
• 2 “I need to return this soft touch…”
• 1 “I need to return this type of heron…”
• 2 “I need to return this soft but unruly drummer…”
• 2 “I need to return this group of criminals…”
• 10 “I need to return this type of understanding…”
• 9 “I need to return this BBB-…”
• 1 “I need to return this person who wants to quit…”
• 7 “I need to return this ugly facial expression…”
• 6 “I need to return this warm breakfast dish…”
• 10 “I need to return this brown-coloured ale…”
• 4 “I need to return this plant that grows underground…”
• 6 “I need to return this common solvent…”
• 7 “I need to return this partner dance…”
• 9 “I need to return this type of symmetry…”
• Ø “I need to return these good luck charms…”

…but the list of recipients got all mixed up :-( We tried to put them back as best as we could, but only got this far:

• …said an important C++ component ($4.09)
• …said le supermarché, il ristorante and el dinosaurio ($5.08)
• …said the counterargument ($5.08)
• …said the laundry room staple ($5.09)
• …said the heavy machine useful in forestry ($5.10)
• …said the remnants of an explosion ($5.11)
• …said the (story) that was worth repeating ($6.08)
• …said Captain Marvel & Black Widow ($6.08)
• …said this type of inexpensive flooring ($6.08)
• …said the (fuse) that seemed ready to go off ($6.09)
• …said the 4-dimensional solid ($6.09)
• …said the distinguished ambassador ($6.09)
• …said Duel (or High School Musical) ($6.09)
• …said one of the major scenes in West Side Story ($6.11)
• …said the narrow bike trail ($6.11)
• …said the cozy wine shop ($7.07)
• …said the total reprobate ($7.10)
• …said the often-wet piece of equipment ($7.10)
• …said the person who was here before me ($7.11)
• …said the person hovering a foot off the ground ($8.09)

What do we need in order to finish all these returns?

(The answer to this puzzle is a person.)