A young girl with Down syndrome working in a Hallmark store gave me back $5 extra in change. I told her she gave me too much and tried to give it back, but she didn’t seem to understand and kept saying I was wrong. Then the manager came over and started yelling at me for trying to pull some kind of scam on the girl. I explained the girl gave me 2 fives instead of one and the woman yelled at me and said the girl never makes mistakes. I tried to leave the 5 on the counter, but she told me to take my money or she would call the mall cops and have me arrested.
It never stopped me from trying to make things right, but whenever something like that happens, I remember that time when I got kicked out of a Hallmark store for trying to give them their money back.
Interesting. Mrs. Scoutmaster once returned, flustered, from Walmart with two 'extra' $20 bills (Scoutmaster avoids accompanying Mrs. Scoutmaster on Walmart) which she received in change.
She pointed out the error to the cashier and patiently (Mrs. Scoutmaster is a second-grade teacher and knows patience) explained the error. The cashier didn't understand and sought help from another Walmart employee, who decided Mrs. Scoutmaster was trying to pull a scam.
A supervisor was summoned.
Mrs. Scoumaster explained again and attempted to return the money. The supervisor was convinced that Mrs. Scoutmaster was pulling a scam.
Mrs. Scoutmaster asked to speak with the store manager. He listened and told her that, if the register showed a $40 shortage at the end of the night, Mrs. Scoutmaster could return to the store and return the money.
Mrs. Scoutmaster called back the next day, spoke with the store manager, was told the register was $40 short, drove to the store, and returned the $40.
Mrs. Scoutmaster was somewhat miffed that the store manager did not thank her for returning the cash, and Target supplied sundries to the Scoutmaster household for several months.