A dude tricked me

August 9, 2020 11:52am CST
Went to the supermarket yesterday in complete gear - face shield, mask, alcohol, cap, long sleves shirt, trousers, shoes, + social distance. Made sure to get all the things from my list as fast as possible. When I was lining up to pay, between taking the money and storing the phone, the PHP1000 bill I had to pay fell on the floor, and the man (tito) who was in front of me finishing paying his purchases slowly bent down and picked up my money. Woww.. How much education and kindness in these pandemic times - I thought. I held out my hand waiting for him to give me back my money, while keeping my distance so that he would feel safe, while preparing to thank him for the gesture. But suddenly, this tito told me was shocking - What's on the floor belongs to whoever finds it! - and just like that, he left ... naturally, as if he hadn't done anything wrong. I looked at the lady behind me, the people next to me and the cashier lady, all looked at me in shock and disbelief, whispering things between them. For a moment there, I was trying to evaluate myself. I wanted to do justice on my own ... I left my purchases because my cash wasn’t enough and went after him to the parking lot, to have my 1000 pesos returned. I ran towards the man and few peeps followed me, curious to know what was going to happen... I told him, "Hey, that's my money!" but he just looked at me with contempt and acted like I was invisible. When he got to the car, he slowly put his two shopping bags on the floor to take the key out of his pocket and open the trunk, and I thought - It's now or never! I took the two bags and told him the same thing he had said to me - What is on the floor belongs to those who find it! - and I started running towards the exit, between fright and laughter, proud of my revenge. The spectators started to applaud and I saw that the “smart guy” had been irritated after all, as he left the parking lot dropping security cones in his path. I swear I felt a rush of adrenaline, fright and nervousness, but then I cried with laughter. When I got home I opened the bags and found: - 1 kg tiger prawns - 1 kg of salmon fillet - Chips - jamon Iberico, brie and camembert - 1kg of Risotto - a bottle of wine - lemons and oranges - 1 pack of Lavazza coffee beans - 2 kg of very good quality guanciale - 1 bottle of avocado oil I had never made so many purchases with only PHP1000. And now here I am ... Having a glass of wine, eating and thinking as I write - am I a vigilante or a vindictive person? HAVE YOU READ THIS UNTIL HERE? This obviously did not happen to me. It's just a campaign to promote reading! Reading stimulates the mind and imagination, makes us travel to other places and even helps communication. If you want to copy and paste and produce a smile from your friends. Please go ahead, stimulate someone else's mind. Reading an entire article also prevents you from becoming a victim of click bait and fake news. Copy and paste
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
9 Aug 20
you are a kidder there.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
9 Aug 20
@embejerano why not.Suppose to have fun here no?
9 Aug 20
Just wanna post something unique haha
• Agra, India
9 Aug 20
Omg ... I actually thought this happened for real
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9 Aug 20
Me also, I got hooked because of the details of the story.
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• Agra, India
9 Aug 20
@embejerano that is good.
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@akanetuk (2135)
11 Aug 20
You have to watch out for these people in crowded places