:: Y tu falafel, tambien ::

Thursday, February 12, 2004

I just got short-changed on my dinner. I went to the same Thai place I've gone to a hundred times before, and I still got shafted.

Senior year of college, I went to a Syrian deli across the street from my apartment all the time. I must have personally dumped $500 that year on their delicious Shish Taouks alone. The owner recognized me. His wife recognized me. His tween daughter recognized me when she worked behind the counter, which was often.

One day, I walked in and ordered something (falafel? shish taouk? kafta? It matters not). When it came time to settle up, the owner and his perpetually smiling face leaned closer to tell me something.

"Last time, when you were here, my daughter - she undercharged you."

"Oh, sorry" I sheepishly replied, thinking this was his way of saying: "You're putting my kids through college, so I'm going to let this one slide - after all, you're a regular customer". I began to thank him.

"No, you owe me $5.35." He reached under the counter for the receipt to prove it. Indeed, it showed a discrepancy between what I'd owed and what I'd been charged (she had punched in the total into the credit card machine improperly). Perhaps if he'd let his daughter study math after school instead of working... but I won't go there.

"Oh," was my only response. I paid for my double-meal and left.

He had every right to do that, but can't a dude get a buyback once in a while?

Moral: never trust immigrants - they'll bilk you any way they know how! Kill whitey!

Posted by morland @ 09:23 PM

:: Comments ::

In a similar story, mike, how many times did I buy you drinks when I was in the money, or "so fucking rich!" as I then liked to say? Answer: too many. And now that you've bought me a few drinks in return, as I have fallen on hard times, have I reaped the rewards of generosity that I sowed? Are you half Methodist? How bout you take a stand against international bilking and consider my little $158 drinking debt to you a buyback, you fucking hypocrite. Oh, you didn't ask for those drinks I bought you, hunh? What, I just drank them myself? Does that matter? You're a little man, morland.
Moral: If mike lends you money, move.

Posted by: barrett on February 13, 2004 12:26 PM

Mike, I miss you. I'll pay you back - seriously. Tell Alex I'll pay him back too. And Josh. Email me if there's anyone else.

Posted by: barrett on February 13, 2004 12:29 PM

you may renumerate me monetarily, but you can never give me back the last year of my life.

Posted by: josh on February 13, 2004 08:39 PM

of course, that should read "remunerate."

Posted by: josh on February 14, 2004 02:17 AM

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