For example, a large Costa from this particular location was £3.19. £3.19!!!! However for fairness and balance it did come with a choice of 'free' syrup flavouring. Whoope!. Anyway, on paying at the till I was greeted by a large, fairly young chap, who stank of bio. Reeling from the stench, I tried not to pull any 'eeeeuuuurghhh' face, but it was difficult. The ironic thing was, next to the till (it was a WHSmith by the way) they were selling Lynx deodorant!
Anyway, he asked me for the £3.19. I duly dusted off the wallet and pulled out a £20 note. Now I am 100% positive it was a £20 and so too was he as he did that thing with a UV pen. He took the note and handed me my change. I hadn't calculated how much change I should get at this point but knew it should be at least a tenner with fistful of coins to boot or a tenner and a fiver and a bit. He ruffled his way through the coins and gave me £8.12 change in coins. I stood there looking at the change in my hand out stretch. He shut the till and said 'Thank You'. 'Thank you?....what you mean?" Staring at the change he'd given me. Thank you for ripping me off, or thank you for being polite enough not to notice that he was ripping off.....or thank you for excusing the fact he was a thick as two short planks.
I stood there and said 'I gave you a twenty mate', not sure why I said mate, he wasn't my mate at all, but you know how British you become when confronted with a awkward situation.
"Errr awfully sorry old chap.....but it would seem in these austeric times you have swindled me somewhat. What you say to that?" No I didn't say that for the record.
"No you didn't, you gave me £10" "No I didn't, you know I didn't, as you had to UV it." "Oh yeah, I remember now....here you go" and gave me an extra tenner. Now for all you bright sparks out there, you may have realised I am now at fault here for not declaring the fact I have just acquired a coffee for 2/3 the costs. But before I had time to contemplate that notion, as I turned away with coffee and change in hand I saw him pull out from beneath the counter a wad of £20s that I can only assume he had been squirrelling away over the course of the day. To provide balance and fairness however, one might have assumed the till was bursting with £20s so he put some under the counter for safe keeping........but lets be honest, that theory is b*ll*cks!
So in summary, should i feel guilty in buying an already over priced coffee for 2/3 price? Should i feel guilty for not reporting him to someone more superior of what i saw? OR should I just feel happy i wasn't servilely ripped off?
In my totally none biased opinion..... I really think this chap had been scamming people all day.
TIP OF THE DAY: Check your change, when dealing with bio ridden bloke!
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