I was a regular customer (about 4 times a week) at a local fruit and vegetable store. Of all the many times I've shopped there - I never have questioned anything or caused any trouble. Everytime I have shopped there, I always quietly and quickly purchased my items and left.
One night last week, I picked up a few things, which included a couple bags of carrots. When I got home, I tried a carrot and it tasted rotten...The next morning, I noticed that the carrots were so old, they were half blackened.
Later that day, I went back to the store. I approached the woman I made the purchase from the night before, (an Asian woman in her late 30's). I had to wait a minute, as she was busy counting money at the register.
I explained that the carrots I had bought the night before, (which I had with me), were old and that I would like to simply exchange them for two other bags of carrots.
She responded, "I don't believe you, these are not from last night."
I said, "What do you mean they're not from last night?!"
She insisted that these carrots must be from "another time".
I sarcastically responded, "Yeh, I'm going to come all the way back here over 66 cents." (Each bag costs 33 cents.)
I was starting to get peeved - partly because there were occasions in the past, where I came across a rotten piece of food and just let it slide.
She kept implying that I had some alterior motive in returning them. I kept getting angrier and angrier.
I told her that I would show her where I got the bags from - she didn't move. So I went to go get a couple of bags. With the intention of taking the carrots with me, this time I chose a different brand so that I wouldn't chance another rotten batch. When she saw that I had brought over a different brand, this somewhow substantiated her original suspicions about me.
"Ahhh, see?? It's different..." she accusingly remarked.
She stated that I couldn't take the carrots with me.
I stated, "I AM taking these carrots."
She said, "Go ahead, but you can only take one bag...not two."
I insisted on both.
Pushing the carrots towards me, she said, "Ok, take them...but you can't come here anymore!"
I stated to her, "Let me get this straight; you are willing to lose me as a customer over 66 cents?! I come here all the time."
She said, "Yes, I know..."
I yelled at her, "You are so stupid!"
She said, "Get out of here!"
I yelled again, "You are so fucking stupid!"
She said, "So are you!"
I left. ________________________________
Greedy fool.