Merry Death

Another instance of being nice

One has to start wondering how many mean people are in the world. Today, Vivienne and I went to the mall to get a few seasonal smelling candles to try and jump start my Christmas spirit. Its been waning the past few years due to lack of time in organizing, setting up and taking time to enjoy the holidays. This year, since Vivienne will finally 'get it' a little, I want so badly to be able to enjoy the full spectrum.
We went to the candle store, I let her climb and play for a while in the kids area (germ central as I like to refer to it) and then we ate some Chick-fil-A.
When the guy at the register said my total, it was way off. My meal alone was $4.79. So how could it be $4.02? I asked 2 times but both times he said it was right. The guy next to him couldn't even figure it out. Finally, the manager popped up and saw that he had discounted my sandwich. She must have thanked me 10 times for being truthful. Its funny, I wasn't so much as worried about being truthful as if that poor clerk was going to be short later. I have been on every side of this equation and I hated when people screwed me or my store.
After the 10th apology, she handed me a card for a free lunch. I told her it was not needed, but she put it in my bag and said this, "We give these away all the time to people who complain, it would make me so happy to give it to someone who actually did us a favor."
So, once again, the power of being pleasant works in my favor. Take note, next I am going for a Volvo.

posted by Metalmeredith @ 8:26 PM