(Since tumblrâs reply system sucks, let me try that again on a reblog.)
This reminds me of the single greatest thing I think Iâve ever witnessed.
I was grocery shopping once at a store where their internet was down (or whatever they used like⌠15 years ago?⌠to communicate with credit card companies). There were signs EVERYWHERE that said âNo Credit Cards at this time. All purchases are Cash Only.â Big ones at the registers too, but the cashier working my line was also telling every person before ringing them up.
This guy in front of me let the cashier ring him up and then HANDED OVER HIS DEBIT CARD. I am almost certain the cashier didnât even say anything before calling for a manager, but when the manager got there, she was like, *totally robotic, dead voice of a person who has literally said this a THOUSAND TIMES*, âWeâre cash only today.â
The customer said, âThatâs a debit card. Itâs just like cash.â And he was super condescending about it.
So the manager opened the cash drawer, took out a 5, 10, and a 20 dollar bill and proceeded to study all the bills next to this manâs debit card. I mean, squinting and smoothing her finger over the corners and everything. (My money is on this woman being a theater nerd, lol.)
But anyway, Iâm starting to quietly lose it, because this has just turned from annoying to The Best Thing Ever in the blink of an eye.
Finally, the manager goes, âYouâre absolutely right, sir. Sorry for the inconvenience, itâs EXACTLY LIKE A 10 DOLLAR BILL.â She opens the drawer, puts the bills away, PUTTING HIS DEBIT CARD ON TOP OF THE PILE OF 10S, and calmly says, âYour remaining balance is (whatever his total was less ten dollars).
Of course the asshole customer lost his fucking mind and started ranting, and Iâm sure that manager caught hell for it, but dude. Best Power Move Ever.
I have no idea how it actually ended because the cashier opened a different line to check us out, but man. I will never forget that.
