{"id":14342,"date":"2024-01-11T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/?p=14342"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T16:27:45","slug":"how-to-make-things-right-with-your-soul-for-less-than-a-twenty-%f0%9f%92%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/how-to-make-things-right-with-your-soul-for-less-than-a-twenty-%f0%9f%92%b2\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Things Right With Your Soul For Less Than A Twenty! \ud83d\udcb2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not Always Right<\/a> | December 29, 2023 | Right With Your Soul | Shield Insurance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am working at my register, serving a young woman who is trying to handle a fussy toddler. She looks tired, underweight, pale, and just\u2026 a little bit broken. This poor woman is going through the wringer. Sadly, I have to give her some bad news.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m sorry, but your debit card has been declined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looks at me with eyes that I can tell are on the verge of crying, but she swallows this bad news and shakes it off like it\u2019s a muscle memory.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I thought I might have been paid by now. My boss isn\u2019t always on time. I only have \u00a34.77 on me in cash. What can I get for the baby for that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She takes out her cash, all low-value coins, and places it respectfully on the counter. I double-check the amount of the items she is buying, all cheap store-brand items, and all essentials. It comes to just over \u00a320.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly, without even thinking about it myself, I apply the employee discount and then tap my smartwatch to pay for the items.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer:<\/strong> *Eyes going wide*<\/em> \u201cWait, what? What did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/strong> \u201cToday, it\u2019s on me. Take your little one home to get fed, and then shout at your boss for not paying you on time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer:<\/strong> *Sliding the coins at me*<\/em> \u201cNo\u2026 No, I can\u2019t. Please tell me what I owe, and I\u2019ll come back\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/strong> *Sliding the coins back*<\/em> \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have done it if I couldn\u2019t manage it. Seriously, please, it\u2019s fine. I hope the rest of your day goes better!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The customer finally breaks. The tears start running down her face and keep on coming. Her toddler has noticed and is confused, so she starts crying, too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s\u2026 it\u2019s just\u2026 been so long\u2026 and I\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The register is between the customer and me, so it\u2019s a bit awkward, but I reach forward and give her a hug. She hugs back tightly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s okay. You\u2019ll be okay. I think you need to calm your little one down a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The customer wipes her face and then smiles at her crying toddler, picking her up and calming her down as I bag her items for her (not something we usually do for customers). She thanks me again, and she\u2019s on her way.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next customer in line approaches me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Customer:<\/strong> \u201cYou know that was a scam, right? I admit she was a good actress, and the crying kid was a nice touch, but she scammed free stuff out of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/strong> \u201cSo what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next customer is suddenly surprised. He wasn\u2019t expecting me to not be so na\u00efve.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/strong> \u201cIf she\u2019s a scammer, well then, she got \u00a318 from me that I can afford to lose. If she hadn\u2019t been a scammer and I had done nothing, then I would be losing sleep thinking about it, and lack of sleep is something that I cannot<\/em> afford. So, yeah\u2026 so what? Why do you have to be so negative?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Customer:<\/strong> \u201cI was just saying\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me:<\/strong> \u201cWell, next time, don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scanned his items silently and he left red-faced: angry or embarrassed, I didn\u2019t care.<\/em> Is it Right With Your Soul?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first customer and her toddler were back a few days later. She had come back the day before looking for me, but I was off that day. She wanted to try to pay me back and say thank you again! Of course, I refused and told her to always find me when she\u2019s checking out in the future and I\u2019d see if I couldn\u2019t wrangle up some discounts for her.<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning the money\u2026 pretty sure that\u2019s not something a scammer would do\u2026<\/em> Is it Right With Your Soul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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