Merry Christmas, you ungrateful animals.
The other day I was at work, going about my business, ringing people in and this mother and her daughter come up with a bag of candy. They tell me she has a limit of $2.00 and can't go over that. So, I weigh out the candy and it comes out to $2.36... Now, the mother doesn't have any extra change and as someone who works in the service industry and live off whatever tips I can, no matter how small the change, I've always got change on me. I don't want to send this girl back to put the candy away, so I pull out $.50 cents and pay for the rest myself. The look on the mother's face was excited and she looked like she was ready to cry... but at the same time, to me, it was sad. Because she wasn't expecting it. She wasn't expecting someone to be nice to her and her daughter. I let them keep the change (which they dropped back into my tip jar) and said it was really no problem. I wished them a Merry Christmas and they went on their way. I'm not posting this so you guys can pat me on the back and tell me how good of a person I am. I'm posting this to show you that even though it cost me less than a dollar to pay for the rest of the candy, it cost me NOTHING to be a decent human being. Keep that in mind throughout your day. Live long and prosper. ~The Illogical Vulcan
