So many here know my infamous "Shorted a quarter 3 times in a row at McDonalds"
This is the next comical chapter in me being shorted money!
So Saturday night I go to the liquor store to return some bottles and pick up some beer.
I bring in 6 12 packs of bottles and lay them on the counter. I ring the bell for service and soon a male around the age of 35 comes in the room to help me.
He is a pleasant guy who greets me with a smile and a hello, how is your evening so far? I said great and he proceeds to calculate the amount of returns on the counter. As he intensely stares down at the 12 packs to figure out how much to write on my receipt he says to me...
"I took special classes in high school because I guess they felt I wasn't so bright but I was always great with numbers! People would be amazed how fast I figured stuff out and say, wow, how did you get that so fast! I always smiled and said, I don't know its just a gift I've always had!" (He went in to further detail on it but that's the gist)
I smiled at him and said, that's awesome!
He writes down the money amount I'll get off my purchase and hands it to me. He smiles and says, hey you have a great night!
I said you do the same!
I look at the paper in my hand and it says... $3.10
I chuckle inside knowing it was supposed to be $3.60
I didn't have the heart to look at him and say, umm, its off 50 cents. I just turned and walked into the store. How could I have ever embarrassed that man after his story just for 50 cents. No way could I ever be so cruel.
It did make for a funny story to tell my wife when I got home. She was cracking up when I told her what happened.
See, I'm not the meanest guy around after all!