Remember the paper towel incident that happened last Friday?
Today I went to return something and I mentioned it to the cashier.
She checked the official notebook entitled, "Stuff People Forgot" and scanned down the page to see if my paper towels were, indeed, listed among the billion other items left by people of the Mart. (peeps o'the Mart, if you will.)
She did not find my paper towels listed among the items from 11-11-11.
Which means 1 of 2 things:
1. Someone stole my paper towels from the cart in the parking lot.
2. Someone turned in my paper towels but there was a failure to record it the official notebook of "Stuff People Forgot".
My paper towels happened to be on the receipt with the item I was returning.
Guess what?
The cashier gave me a refund!!!
I got my $7 plus change back in cash.
It was a great moment.
Triumphant, even.
I left with the money in my pocket and no paper towels. I was too tired to walk back there and get them and wait in line. We've lived since Friday without them, so we can wait til I shop again.
It was never about the paper towels anyway.
It was about doing the right thing and believing in others and justice for all!
It's a small victory, but it was the best part of my day.
Whoo hoo...Walmart just gained a a bit more respect in my book.
ReplyDeleteAt Target I once left a sleeve of pictures I had developed there in the cart. It of course rained later that day so I just chalked it up to a total lose, but figured I'd call in and see if some nice person had turned them in and by golly they were at the service desk. Made me feel a little better about my fellow Target shoppers :)