Yesterday, on the way to my mom's house, we stopped for drinks. We had Ryan and Brandi with us, so we got four drinks and a couple of snacks. When we got out to the car, Ryan said he didn't think we paid for all the drinks.
Turns out he was right. I told Junior to give me a dollar so I could go back in and pay for the drink she missed. I walked back in, and told the cashier that I didn't think I paid for all the drinks. She said she rang up three, and I told her we had four. I paid the $.74, and as I as walking out, she thanked me for being honest and said most people wouldn't have been.
That's kind of sad. If I hadn't realized her mistake, that's one thing. But for me to know that she made a mistake and not do something about it, well, that would drive me crazy. I mean, I fought when the cashier made a mistake that would rip me off, so why would I knowingly rip off someone?
6 comments:
Honesty walks hand in hand with honor...proud of you!
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Thanks Miss Donna. I was just doing the right thing.
I agree with Donna! Honesty is the best medicine !! There aren't to many honest people out there!
Dawn ~ that is what saddens me. There should be no questioning the right thing to do, yet so many people choose to do the opposite. I am a firm believer in what comes around, goes around, so doing the right thing is never a question for me.
Most people who will fight when a cashier rips them off (or even if they just THINK they are being ripped off) will not correct a mistake in the other direction. Lets say, it should be a jailable offence if something marked at 49 cent rings up at 59 cent, but if I miss rining up a $8.99 teddy bear their child is carrying then its my loss and the bear is thiers free. (example taken from one random day at work)
Long story short, more people should be as honest as you.
YummY ~ today, at the grocery store, something rang up for $2.54 when i know for a fact that the price on the shelf said $2.21. I pointed it out to the cashier, and she got angry, and told me that she only knows what the register rings up. I asked her nicely to have someone check, and the manager did come over. he went to the wrong isle to check, and came back and said the price was correct. I asked if i could show him where i got it from, and sure enough, it was marked wrong on the shelf. He said they were in the wrong spot, and took every other one off the shelf. I beat him back to the register, and when he got there, he told her to give the item to me for free. That was not what I was after...i just wanted to pay the posted price. The cashier ripped my receipt off, and kinda threw it at me. I told her to have a nice night, and then complained to the manager that I didn't appreciate the girls attitude when I was in the right. he kind of laughed it off, and that ticked me off. I don't understand why she took it personally. It rang up wrong. Big deal. It wasn't worth getting all upset about.
Sorry, didn't mean to vent here, but it has been bothering me since I got home. I mean, I pay for what I buy. I just want to pay the right price.
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