So, last week I was dropping by Red Circles in a nearby town and stopped by their in-store Siren location for my daily dose of caffeine.
The lady in front of me had one of their plastic cups they sell for about I think about a dollar? pretty flimsy, but much touted as being able to be washed and brought back for a discount on the hot drinks you get in it there-after.
Well, she asked a few questions about what qualifies for it, and settled on some kind or other flavored espresso drink, I wasn't paying much attention. She then proceeded to give her cup, and proceed to the other half of the counter area, the drink pickup spot.
The cashier there looked startled "Ma'am, would you like to pay?" Which, probably not the best thing to say but this sort of thing was probably new to her.
The lady pointed at the plastic cup again "It's free with that, isn't it?"
The cashier then explained how the cup ACTUALLY worked, and...while she didn't make a fuss about it, the lady did look rather affronted about it. "Well, I don't want anything if I have to pay." and left while telling them to toss the cup.
While she wasn't a full blown SC, I really don't know how she got the idea that "Buy this rather cheap cup and get free hot drinks forevermore" was a thing.
The lady in front of me had one of their plastic cups they sell for about I think about a dollar? pretty flimsy, but much touted as being able to be washed and brought back for a discount on the hot drinks you get in it there-after.
Well, she asked a few questions about what qualifies for it, and settled on some kind or other flavored espresso drink, I wasn't paying much attention. She then proceeded to give her cup, and proceed to the other half of the counter area, the drink pickup spot.
The cashier there looked startled "Ma'am, would you like to pay?" Which, probably not the best thing to say but this sort of thing was probably new to her.
The lady pointed at the plastic cup again "It's free with that, isn't it?"
The cashier then explained how the cup ACTUALLY worked, and...while she didn't make a fuss about it, the lady did look rather affronted about it. "Well, I don't want anything if I have to pay." and left while telling them to toss the cup.
While she wasn't a full blown SC, I really don't know how she got the idea that "Buy this rather cheap cup and get free hot drinks forevermore" was a thing.
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