hit by the dollar bandit!
i was buying some .99 miller lite’s at the store today. this diminutive dominican woman caught me at the check out and said “dollar?” I said, “what?” pretending like i couldn’t understand her, though her accent wasn’t all that thick, and it was obvious what she was saying. so, i pretended like i didn’t have any cash. i pantomimed a credit card swipe, and shrugged all “soorrrry.” so, she spoke in spanish to the clerk, who opened up the register and handed her a dollar, looking at me for approval. apparently, those words i could not understand in spanish set the whole neat and tidy little transaction up. i would charge and extra buck to my card, they would give her the dollar. huh? did i ever agree to this? i guess, but only technically.
not quite duped, but, ya know.
