Saturday, December 20, 2008

exact change

ok, so.....one of my many holiday pet peeves involves exact change, or rather...those who would hold up a long check-out line fumbling around in the bottom of one's purse for spare change so as to not get more change to unceremoniously drop in the bottom of one's purse.....i was tempted at the big lots this afternoon to hand the woman 13 cents, because i lost confidence that she would find the dime/nickels/pennies that could add up to the necessary amount.....in the end, she handed the cashier a quarter, and received 12 cents in change-which she tossed into her open purse.....but in this season of charity i can not leave out those who carry actual coin purses......these folks can be just an annoying as they try to come up with the exact coins by the braille method...coin purses tend to be too small for a good visual......the lady in front of me at the salvation army had such a coin purse.....and she also ended up handing over an extra dollar to cover the change she thought she had but could not find....i fully admit that i have change clanging about at the bottom of my purse, as well as change in the zipper pocket and the outside pocket......and when i have not visited the atm recently i may dip into my change to come up with the $1 for my powerball ticket.....i make a point of counting it out before i go into the store, so as to not be just another counting customer......

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