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Originally Posted by ExistenceNow
I can be a sucker for the gas thing on occasion, mostly because one time Allison was on her way back from out of town and stopped to pump gas and her card was declined. She had no cash. Don't think I had a cell phone at the time, but even if I did, I was hours away. So she's sitting there in tears at the gas station when a stranger walks up and gives her $20 for gas.
So whenever I think it's a scam, I always make myself give it a second look because I want to be the stranger that helps someone truly in need, not the one that blows them off.
Now, that being said. Obvious scams are obvious.
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9 times out of 10 a female will get help before a male, and 11 times out of 10 if she's hot. I'm going to stop before I say something sexist.
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Originally Posted by mandy18
99% of the time, I'll play along, even if it is a scam.
People could legitimately need help (like the example you gave), and if it is a scam and I fall for it, I'm out what - $10? Giving $10 to someone won't make a difference to me, but it could really make a difference to someone else.
The gas guy had me spooked when I saw someone hiding in the front seat of the car. It wasn't the scam so much that concerned me, but I just didn't feel safe. Then I laughed when I saw my husband totally fall for the scam.
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I admire your worldview. I used to be like that. Now I'm a cynical fuck. However, I'm an uncanny judge of character and my bullshit radar rivals NORAD. I once lent a total stranger $180 for a cross country bus ticket. I actually purchased the ticket for them. They gave me their ID to hold but I just wrote down the info and gave it back to them. Literally 3 days later I got an email from their father (it was a 15 year old dude who had ran away, I was heading home from college) who paypal'd me $200. Sadly, more often than not, it's a scam or they're going to misappropriate the funds. It's the world I know.
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Originally Posted by K270
Working retail for 17 years, I've come to learn that if a person is between 18-55 and is writing a check, they're most likely low on cash, need food and are hoping the check doesn't clear for a day or two. I actually declined a $180 order because the guy tried writing a check from a city 35 miles away. He was in his mid-twenties and buying meat and beer. I told him he could use his atm or credit card. He had neither. Checks can be irritating, but it's the easiest way to walk out of a store without paying. A check is nothing more than a promissory note.
Add the people who have everything rung up then say they forgot their wallet in their car or even worse. The people who forget their bags in their car*. Everything gets rung up, the end of the check stand is filled with groceries and they say "Oh shit, I forgot my bags", then proceed to run outside to get them before paying. Now, I can suspend the order, but what am I supposed to do with the next $100+ order waiting to be rung up next?
*In my neck of the woods, you either bring your own bag or pay for bags. Most people are cheap and don't want to pay .10 per bag.
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First paragraph, EXACTLY. I mean, I've floated checks before. It's a negotiable instrument too. At least I'm upfront about it. I think everyone has postdated a check at some point for personal/non-commercial transactions.
I also obsessively check for my wallet. For the first time in a long time I drove to the 7-11 near me, could have walked there just as quick since it's literally 500 feet from my house and up a hill, and I didn't have my wallet. Knew it as soon as I got out of my car. Walked back to get it, then drove home....like a boss. When I walk into a store, I make damn well sure I have the money. Nothing would be more embarrassing than that (also inconsiderate, etc.)
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Originally Posted by scrock25
God I love Wegmans.
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Is there anyone within Wegman's territory/Upstate NY that doesn't?
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Originally Posted by justink
what if you don't have enough bags?
i don't know about anyone else... but when i go grocery shopping, it's few and far between. my bill is like $300 and four or five trips to get it all inside.
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Just drove a guy to Scum-Mart. Three carts and $480 worth of shit later, two and a half hour, he comes out. Of course, that's pretty much his food and supplies for a month since he lives way the fuck out in the middle of nowhere and lives off a disability check. He gives me gas money and I do it because he has always been a solid dude to me, is dying, and I'm not a total scumbag like his relatives seem to be.