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A man comes in with his very young son. Son is grabbing candy, and his dad goes to the beer cooler, looks over at me. Nether of us can see each other very well, But I do see him grab two beers, twirls around and comes over to where his son is. He only has one beer now.
The kid wants ice cream, then jerky, and his dad is trying to smile at me, while urging his son to hurry because the clerk doesn't have time to waste on waiting.
They put their stuff on the counter including the one beer. I ring everything up and tell them the total. The dad uses his card to pay for the food (Which I hold onto once I see it works). He owes 1.20 for the beer. He brags about how its the best deal in town. (I didn't know it was a 2 for one deal myself....). I nod and smile while he hands me the money. I grab the beer and tell him that he just paid for the one in his pocket.
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"Ok buddy. Thanks. I appreciate that". *Leaves with his son quickly*
What a nice lesson. I really wanted to call him on it right then and there. But sometimes thieves will grab a simple thing and pay for another item. Whereas I propopse a trade. Their change for the item they stole. But he paid for the beer he tried to steal at least, nor did he deny it. I bit my tongue and not calling him names out of respect for his kid.
The kid wants ice cream, then jerky, and his dad is trying to smile at me, while urging his son to hurry because the clerk doesn't have time to waste on waiting.
They put their stuff on the counter including the one beer. I ring everything up and tell them the total. The dad uses his card to pay for the food (Which I hold onto once I see it works). He owes 1.20 for the beer. He brags about how its the best deal in town. (I didn't know it was a 2 for one deal myself....). I nod and smile while he hands me the money. I grab the beer and tell him that he just paid for the one in his pocket.
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"Ok buddy. Thanks. I appreciate that". *Leaves with his son quickly*What a nice lesson. I really wanted to call him on it right then and there. But sometimes thieves will grab a simple thing and pay for another item. Whereas I propopse a trade. Their change for the item they stole. But he paid for the beer he tried to steal at least, nor did he deny it. I bit my tongue and not calling him names out of respect for his kid.
Also maybe he'll think twice about doing it again since he's not as sneaky as he thought...
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