It's been more than three weeks, so it's about time I vent about this. ...
So there's a Fantastic Sams within walking distance from home. Mother told me that men's haircuts are $7.99 there on Mondays. I needed to get my 'do tight because that weekend was my cousin's wedding. Totally makes sense to go.
I chat it up with a girl there -- she wasn't perky, but she wasn't a bitch, either. Totally matter-of-face about clipping my hair. That's alright -- been there, often am that way.
So I get done and give her the money for the cut, which, remember, is $7.99. She breaks my $20, I think, and gives me back $12. Twenty minuses $7.99 is $12.01, but she gave me a dozen dollars back, only.
I waited a few milliseconds to see if she realized her mistake. I am nonplussed on the outside but feeling this wave of disrespect slowly roiling in me on the inside. What did not help is what I perceive to be her attitude towards me after she gave me my change back. She slammed close the register and gave me a terse "thank you" and just stared at me.
Yeah, I guess I should've asked if she forgot something, or even told her I wanted my penny. Did she make a mistake? From her attitude, I think not. I really think that she was determined not to give me my penny. Why not? For the time being I'm going to cross off racism. I think I may have cracked a stupid joke about her clipping off too much hair and then gluing it back on my head, to which she croaked out a "tuh" that signals acknowledgement and nothing more. Honestly, that's the only thing I've got, that she thought I was a smartass and she wanted to teach me a lesson.
And you know that I couldn't just ask for my penny back in front of all the people at Fantastic Sams; that's be too weird. So I gave her my two bucks anyway and left -- dazed, confused, and feeling like I was robbed. Who cares if it's only a goddamn penny? That's supposed to be mine. And if she didn't think a penny's a big deal, don't advertise that haircuts are $7.99, because a guy would see that and expect to pay only $7.99, not eight bucks. You put up a sign that says men's cuts on Mondays are eight bucks, I'll go, "Weird ... they're not advertising something with "-.99" on it. And that's good, because they can keep that penny, because I don't need it." Why is that different? Because then I wouldn't feel like she owes me a goddamn motherfucking penny?!?!?!
I wish I had the balls to go through my receipts and find this bitch's name and call for her to be fired. But I'm so goddamn broke that I might go back there on a Monday to get a haircut. For $7.99!!! I will say that I won't stand for this shit again. If that bitch is there again, and I don't get the penny that I'm supposed to get back because they're not advertising this for eight bucks ... hide the women and children because I will go off.
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