Free Gas?
At $3.09 a gallon, the Speedway in Okemos best be happy that I'm an honest person. Oh why am I an honest person?
Stopped the other day to put gas in my car. I was on 'E' and had a $20 and some odd change. I went inside to pre-pay. The line was already 4 deep and quickly growing behind me. Since the cashier on the left was constantly asking the cashier on the right questions, I had a sneaky suspicion that he was new. Despite grumbling customers, the cashiers were frazzled but friendly.
I get up to the cashier on left (we'll call him 'A'). He greets me with a smile and I tell him I'd like to put $20 on pump 5. He repeats the info back to me. I confirm. He takes my $20 and starts to punch buttons, tells me I'm all set and wishes me a good day.
I go back out, start the pump, and stand by waiting. Suddenly the pump is going past $20. I freak and shut it off. It's at $21.11. I stand there bewildered for a moment, but sigh, fish out $1.11 out of my purse and go back inside. By now the line is monumental, but I digress.
I end up being helped by the other cashier, whom I'll call 'B'. I explain that I gave 'A' $20 for pump 5 but that it didn't shut off at $20. 'B' turns to 'A' asking it about it. 'A' is currently flustered trying to do a manual credit card transaction and glances at the guy he's currently helping, to 'B', to me, and then to the growing mass of customers. He rambles "Yeah, she paid me.... I put $20 on pump 3 and $40 on pump 5..." 'B' interupts and says, "She was on pump 5 not 3." 'A' meekly replies "Oh." The line grumbles louder. 'B' takes the $1.11 from me, thanks me, smiles and tells me they'll take care of it.
Wow. I could of put $40 into my tank ($35 would of filled it) and just driven off and no one would of been the wiser.
Instead I do the honest thing.
What would you do?
~Kimmy, Zam, Logan, Raptor, Nimrod, Mei, Jasper, Esme, & Lucy Inara
RIP Kia, Chipper, Morla, & June
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