Free matches

[AquaGirl]

This is from when I worked at the gas station.

SC: Can I get some matches?
Me: Sure. *rings up book of matches*
SC: No, I want the free matches!
Me: I don't have free matches.
SC: Yes, your cigarette reps give them to you. i want those.
Me: I don't have any.
SC: Yeah you do. That drawer under there probably has them.
Me: There is no drawer. We don't have free anything.
SC: fine, rabble rabble rabble

[BeenThereDoneThat]

C'mon AquaGirl, stop hiding all the free matches from the nice customers.

[Miss Maple Leaf]

God, that used to piss me off so much when I worked at the convenience store.

We sold matches for a nickel there, and were legally required to sell them rather than give them away because they came from the cigarette companies and therefore had cigarette brands on their labels. Giving them away for free would have netted us in a lot of trouble with Mr. Law-Man.

Of course, people refused to grasp that concept and bitched to high heaven about us selling matches rather than just handing them out for free. Seriously people, it was a freaking nickel! Don't be so goddamned cheap!

[bainsidhe]

Seriously people, it was a freaking nickel! Don't be so goddamned cheap!

And did people then take it out of the penny jar? Even better was the guy who asked me to spot him 3 cents for a 5 cent envelope because he had two pennies and didn't want to break a dollar. Um, no?

[dragon_wings]

We get people that get so pissed off that we don't have free matches for their cigs. They bitch about spending two bucks on a lighter after they've spent $20 on a couple packs of cigs. Ugh.

[Miss Maple Leaf]

And did people then take it out of the penny jar?

They used to, but then we put a stop to it. People kept abusing the penny tray so much that we moved it behind the counter. That way, if someone legitimately needed an extra penny we could provide one, but people couldn't just clean out the tray in a fit of cheapness.

[BrenDAnn]

We still give books of matches away. Of course, said books of matches have the c-store logo on them, so...Yeah...I can imagine the massive fits that would be thrown if we started charging!

[Sunshine]

y'all still give matches away!?...we dont have any, and boy that creates some fun comments...cheapest lighter we have is a dollar!

[Ironclad Alibi]

How heartless!. Next time someone asks for free matches, tear one or two out of the book and give it to them.

[Sunshine]

ohhh...lol, that would get some looks. but so satisfying!

[BlaqueKatt]

I don't have matches...but I do have a pack of 20 single use disposable firesticks, for a shiny nickel.......

[wolfie]

How heartless!. Next time someone asks for free matches, tear one or two out of the book and give it to them.

And be prepared to laugh when the SC tries to light them. Even when strike-anywhere matches were still readily available, book matches needed the striking strip on the package.

[Ironclad Alibi]

And be prepared to laugh when the SC tries to light them. Even when strike-anywhere matches were still readily available, book matches needed the striking strip on the package.

Well, they didn't ask for a lit match.

[Arwyn Q]

I needed to get matches for some reason a year ago (I think I had bought candles as a gift for my boyfriend) and I was amazed when they gave me free matches. I was fully expecting to pay like 25 cents for them at least.