common cents
is there no such thing as common courtesy anymore? i went into the store and stood in line behind this old man who counted his pennies and came up two cents short. the clerk said i’m sorry you do not have enough and i can not sell you your banana. so the man looked down and stepped over to search in his pockets for more money. i put my cereal on the counter and said i don’t want this but i would like to purchase this piece of fruit please. i gave him a dollar for it, told him to keep the change and handed the potassium to the little old man on my way out the door. from this day on i am no longer a customer at that store.