I've seen crazy things in my life so far and have been through many
difficult battles. I never would have imagined that someday I'd be in a
battle for something as small as $0.22. Well today just so happened to
be that day.
So I go to the small grocery store a few blocks from
my house to pick up a gallon of water and a two liter soda. I get to the
register and the cashier is having a conversation with the bag boy. I
wait there for an approximately 10-15 seconds before she even turns
around and acknowledges she has a customer waiting.
When she does
finally turn around she gives me this weird look as if she were saying
to me "Yes I made you wait and there's nothing wrong with it." She rings
me up and the total came to $2.28. I hand her $2.50 in quarters. The
silly girl did something wrong with the register so the screen and
receipt didn't show the exact change do. She pauses more a moment and
then hands me $0.17. Now I'm no math major but I can do simple math.
I
then inform the silly girl that she didn't give me the correct amount
back. She pauses again (trying to do simple math in that silly mind of
hers), takes back $0.05. WTF!! I then informed her that she owes me
$0.22.
A manager then comes to the register and they begin talking
amongst themselves. The silly girl goes on to explain to the manager
that the receipt didn't print correctly. The manager looks at me and
says the change she gave back is correct. WTF! You both missed class
that day?
I had to break it down to both of them as if I were speaking to two little kids.
"Don't
think about dollars, we're dealing with cents here. If the change of
the bill total came out to be $0.28 and I give you $0.50, you will then
owe me $0.22."
THAT SIMPLE ASS EXPLANATION STILL WASN'T ENOUGH! So let's try a different approach.
I
opened my hand that was holding the $0.10 and two $0.02. Again I had to
explain as if I had two little kids in front of me.
"If you
take $0.02 and add them to the $0.28, it will make it $0.30. Now
children; if you take this sexy little $0.10 that I have hear and add it
to the $0.30 from earlier, you now have $0.40. Now bitch WTF do you owe
me?
I told them both they can do it on a calculator if they like.
It then became clear to the manager so she then handed me the $0.10
that was due.
Wow; I had to fight for $0.22. I know it's a small amount but it was mine!
Aaron Davis
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www.empowernetwork.com/aarondavis2012
