| THE GROCERY LIST.... pg 2 |
"WELL YOU DON'T HAVE A DIME RIGHT NOW" SAID THE MANAGER WITH A LAUGH.... THIS BUSINESS DOES NOT RUN ON CREDIT NOT FOR CUSTOMERS OR FOR STAFF...." JUST THEN, A WELL-DRESSED GENTLEMAN WHO'D OVERHEARD THIS EXCHANGE STEPPED UP AND WHISPERED TO THE MANAGER "CUSTOMER SERVICE HERE SEEMS STRANGE!!" THEN HE SMILED AT THE WEEPING WOMAN WHILE HANDING OVER HIS CREDIT CARD... "SAYING" I'LL STAND GOOD FOR WHAT SHE NEEDS SINCE YOUR CONSCIENCE IS SO HARD!!" THE MANAGER BRISTLED ANGRILY AS CUSTOMERS BEGAN TO TALK AND POINT HE WAS QUICKLY BECOMING AGITATED GOT HIS NOSE QUITE OUT OF JOINT! "TELL YOU WHAT" HE SAID SARCASTICALLY "I'LL FOOT THE BILL FOR WHAT SHE NEEDS...." HE DRAGGED THE PRODUCE SCALE CLOSER WITH AMAZING GRACE AND SPEED.... "LITTLE LADY? LAY YOUR GROCERY LIST RIGHT HERE ON THIS SIDE.... AND WE'LL PILE GROCERIES ON THE OTHER TILL THEY BALANCE" HE SAID, VERY SNIDE THE WOMAN REMOVED A PIECE OF PAPER SLOWLY FROM HER PURSE.... HASTILY SCRIBBLED SOMETHING ON IT BEFORE HE GRABBED IT WITH A CURSE.. HE DROPPED THE PAPER ON THE SCALE AND STARED, EYES WIDE WITH SHOCK WHEN IT SANK AS IF WEIGHTED DOWN WITH A SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK!! "WHAT'S GOING ON" HE CRIED IN ANGER "THIS MACHINE IS OBVIOUSLY BROKEN!!"" "WHAT A SHAME" SAID THE FIRST CUSTOMER WHO'D EARLIER STEPPED UP AND SPOKEN "BUT YOU GAVE YOUR WORD....WE HEARD IT SO LET THE STOCKBOYS GET TO STACKING..." SO THE WORKERS BROUGHT UP BAGS AND CANS TILL THE SCALES WERE ALMOST CRACKING!! WHEN THE GROCERIES TOWERED VERY HIGH THE SCALE SLOWLY BEGAN TO RISE... UNTIL IT WAS EVEN WITH THE SCRAP OF PAPER THE CROWD COULDN'T BELIEVE THEIR EYES! THE MANAGER BY NOW WAS FURIOUS!! "THIS HAS ALL BEEN SOME KIND OF TRICK...." THE CUSTOMER LAUGHED..."TOO BAD FOR YOU!" "BUT YOUR PROMISE STILL SHOULD STICK!" THE CASHIER WAITED FOR INSTRUCTION AS THE EMPLOYEES HELD THEIR BREATH WONDERING WHAT THE BOSS WOULD DO THE POOR WOMAN LOOKED SCARED TO DEATH... THE MANAGER TURNED A FRIGHTENING SHADE OF RED, THEN AN AWFUL BLUE... BUT FINALLY POINTED TO THE REGISTER YELLING... "DO WHAT I PAY YOU TO!!" |
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