Not A Sue-table Scamming Model

(I do balloon twisting and magic a grand opening event. A mom and grandmother came up to get a card.)

Mom: “We wanted this because the balloon you made my kid wasn’t good enough, and he’s crying.”

(The kid asked for, received, and was very happy with what he got 15 minutes earlier.)

Mom: “We just needed your info so we knew who to sue because of this.”

(I stare for five seconds, and then laugh.)

Me: “Tell you what. You call me anytime you want, and I will help you fill out whatever paperwork is needed to take me to court because I want to be there when the judge calls you an idiot for suing over a free balloon animal. Seriously, I’ll even pay any filing charges.”

(The triumphant looks on their faces soon left when they realized that the ruse they probably used to get free stuff all the time wasn’t going to work, and they were stupid to try said ruse in this particular situation.)