Yeah, I'm not buying it

[customersruinmylife]

So I finally upgraded my phone today! I finally have a phone that can take pictures. However, while I was waiting in line in the phone shop, there was a lady ahead of me. She was clutching a piece of paper in her hand, which I later learned was a bill.

What I am writing is not a lie. She spoke as quickly as she could, not taking a breath. The only reason I am putting spaces between each word is so that it is easier to read. Prepare for wall o text.

Cashier: Hi, can I help?
SC: Yes, I need to sort out an issue I am having with one of my bills. You see, it is just far too much for me to pay. I did not expect it to be so high! I need to explain what happened and hopefully you will understand and sort something out for me. You see, I have just been on a very, very expensive holiday to Italy, and I went over with my husband, and he is not a very nice man. He literally ruined the whole holiday for me, he complained the entire time. We spent a lot of money on that holiday, and I am furious that after spending all that money that I have to spend more money on a bill. You see, my husband and I got into an argument and he decided to lock me in the bathroom to get me out of the way, and while I was in there, he called all my friends internationally! I do not know why he did it. I was literally locked in the bathroom with no way out, helpless, begging him not to waste my minutes! And I didn’t realise that it was going to cost me so much money to call from Italy to Britain! After a couple of hours he finally let me out the bathroom and gave me my phone back. I was really annoyed that he was so spiteful and wasted my minutes. Well, imagine my further surprise when I returned to the UK and saw my bill! Do you know how much I paid for that trip to Italy? I’m not going to tell you how much but it was enough to ensure that I can’t afford this bill! Surely my situation means that you can sort something out for me? I mean, I didn’t know that calling from Italy was going to cost more! It really is embarrassing! I really am furious! Can you imagine paying all that money for a holiday and then getting locked in a bathroom while you are helpless to stop your husband using your phone? Surely it should have been explained to me that calling internationally costs more?

The cashier looked blown away.

C: Ummm, if you would just like to take a seat at one of the desks over there, and I will get someone from customer services to talk to you.
SC: Thank you.

The cashier looked at my stunned expression.

C: Yeah, I’m not buying it either.

Even if it was true, why would she broadcast it in a shop?

[Seshat]

Hey lady,

if it's true, get your husband to pay the bill.

Oh, and get the cops to charge him for false imprisonment while you're at it. Right? Right.

[Akasa]

She's probably afraid of what her husband is going to say when he sees the bill after that expensive trip.

[Mytical]

Bills come first, everything else comes after. Failure to plan on your part, does not constitute an emergency on the businesses part.

[notlovinit]

Even if the story was true, which I am doubting, because she added the "Surely it should have been explained to me" bullcrap which is just a backup excuse if her original story didn't pan out... why would Her husband being a douche nozzle mean that the company would have to help her out?

[ShootMePlease]

Even if it's not true she gets an "A" for effort. I couldn't come up with that shit if I tried.

[Mr Hero]

I didn't know bathrooms could be locked from the outside. I thought they were supposed to be locked from within to ensure privacy.

[HappyFun Ball]

Maybe next year instead of spending all the money of an expensive vacation, she should spend that money on a divorce.

[Marmalady]

I didn't know bathrooms could be locked from the outside. I thought they were supposed to be locked from within to ensure privacy.

No bathroom that I've ever seen, can be locked from the outside. Some can be unlocked from outside, in the case of emergencies, but the other way round?

[Syriilord]

Yeah....if it were me witnessing that I'd have probably burst out with "If you can afford such an expensive holiday, surely you can scrape together enough to pay your bills".

But then again, I don't suffer fools gladly

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

So I finally upgraded my phone today! I finally have a phone that can take pictures.

Goan' yasel' CRML!
You'll get sucked in a vortex of "Uh, that's pretty!" click. "Uh, gross!" click.

she added the "Surely it should have been explained to me"

Urm... yes, you wouldn't know that calling from abroad is more expensive than calling nationally. I think it has been like this since... uhm... AG Bell?

I didn't know bathrooms could be locked from the outside.

If there is a normal key (like in my parents' house), you can just take it outside and lock the door.

Bills come first

Isn't this a Monica Lewinski quote?

Sorry

[Seshat]

If her husband was playing a prank on her, he is accountable for the costs.

If her husband was acting abusively or criminally, the bill is part of the suit, and the police/legal team will discuss it with the company.

What she described is one or the other, right?

[thatcrazyredhead]

No bathroom that I've ever seen, can be locked from the outside. Some can be unlocked from outside, in the case of emergencies, but the other way round?

I once "locked" my older brother in the bathroom by tying one end of my jump rope to the bathroom doorknob and the other end to my bedroom doorknob (which was right across the hall) and wedging my door open.

This lady needs to decide which horse she wants to ride and stay on it. Either her husband is the lamest comic book villain ever and gets his kicks by locking people up and running up their phone bills whilst he twiddles his handlebar mustache, or she was stupid and really didn't know that the international calls would cost so much. She needs to pick one and stick with it, because going back and forth between them is only going to ensure that nobody believes either story.

[Raveni]

She's probably afraid of what her husband is going to say when he sees the bill after that expensive trip.

Especially if that wasn't really her husband with her on that trip.

[dalesys]

I'll bet she has a few trivial items transposed.

Like who was locked in/out, who's not nice & complaining, who had the phone...