Sipping Some Karma Cola

I’m in college and working in a [Convenience Store Chain]. It’s a typical day at work. The customers have all been the usual “I’ll grab this and that and use the bathroom” types. I see a woman take a box of Coca-Cola, open it, pull out a can, and then drink from it.

Me: “Ma’am, you’ll have to pay for that.”

SHE PUTS THE CAN BACK IN THE BOX AND THEN RESEALS IT. I have the most dumbstruck look on my face.

Customer: “No, I don’t. It’s a free country. I can do whatever I want.”

Me: “Ma’am, you have to pay for that since you took a sip out of that can.”

She then walked away from me, hopped in her car, and then drove off. I luckily caught her license plate.

A few days later, a policeman came by to take a statement. I was wondering why that was required just for a Coke, and I found out that she had been arrested and had a bunch of other charges, too! That ended up being a very expensive sip of Coke for her!