Yesterday this lady came in the store with her five year old daughter. She came up to the register with a 44 ounce cup she had gotten from another store.
"How much does it cost for water?" She asked me.
"Oh, you can just have it." I said as I smiled at her.
"Okay, thanks." She said, smiling back.
I really don't know why, but I didn't trust her. I watched her as I was ringing up other customers. She started to put ice in her cup, then I saw her go for the soda. I saw her start to get some sprite.
"Mom, that's sprite." The little girl said.
The mom replied "I know, I'm just rising it out." Rising your cup out with soda? Um no, that defeats the purpose of rising it out. I thought to myself. Then I saw the mom dumb out the sprite and get a different type of soda instead.
The entire time I was deciding whether I should call this lady out and make her pay for the soda, or if I should just let it go. I realized we give free fountains all the time to customers, so I decided just to let it slide. It really wasn't worth any drama this lady might have brought.
Once she finished getting her soda she walked around the register, I thought she was just going to walk out the door. Instead she walked up to me.
She asked "Is the water just in the bathroom?" As she asked I noticed the dark tint her cup had. She obviously had soda in there, not just ice.
"No, it's over there by the other fountains." I pointed towards it. Wondering if she was now going to water down her soda just to make it more believable.
"Oh, I didn't notice that." She said as she walked over to it. I kept watching her just to see what she was going to do. She stood there for five seconds pretending to fill her cup with water. I guess she wasn't very smart because it's going to take more the five seconds to fill a 44 ounce up.
Once she finished, she started to head out the door when her friend came out of the bathroom.
"Sorry, I had to get some water." She told her friend and walked out the door.
Now, I'm kicking myself for not calling her out. Why? One reason is that she was still technically stealing, I shouldn't have let her get that satisfaction. Another reason is that would have been so funny to make her realize she isn't as smart as she thinks she is.
Anyways, I don't have a point for this story other then just what the title says. I'm not stupid. So many times I'll let someone believe I am just because it's easier, but maybe I should start calling people out on their stupidity just to see their reaction occasionally.
08-24-2015
