Pennies
October 25, 2004
So, I’m at Wal-Mart today, sitting on a bench near the exit with the grocery cart as my Mom is getting a prescription and I see this girl and her boyfriend walk by. They were probably in their early twenties. Anyway, she was digging in her wallet and then she dropped a penny. She looked down right at it and kept walking. I waited for a few minutes to see if anyone would pick it up. That girl was long gone, obviously and no one bothered to pick it up. So, I went and picked it up. + 0.01 to Patrick.
So, later in the day I was at Game Stop (a video game store for those who don’t know). I had to buy this RF adapter thing for my brother. Anyway, It was $15.74 with tax, so I gave the guy a $20 bill. He says that $4.26 is my change and hands me $4.25 (four singles and a quarter). So, I check my receipt and tell him that he is a penny short. He says “Did you really want it?” I said “I’ll take it”. I’m thinking to myself… what?! It’s my change, give me my change, don’t short change people – even if it is just a penny.
Say what you want, but I pick up change that I see. Every little bit is something and I’ll take your pennies.
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It’s because people are worried about the big picture nowadays. The small things can wait… I think that they are dead wrong.