The One Time They Hoped A Customer WOULDN’T Read The Sign
I go into a new barbers to get my hair cut. They have a big sign up saying, “Cash preferred”, but the glass door also has a Visa and Mastercard logo on it. After my haircut, I am told my total and I get out my card.
Barber: “Oh, cash only.”
He points at the sign as if that makes his point.
Me: “That says, ‘Cash preferred’.”
Barber: “No, only cash.”
Me: “The sign doesn’t say cash only. It says, ‘Cash preferred’. That’s a preference, not a rule. I’m paying by card.”
Barber: “No, the card machine isn’t working.”
Me: “Then you should tell your customers that before we sit down, or put up a sign that says that. I don’t have cash on me.”
Barber: “It’s okay, leave your wallet here but take your card to the cash point. Come back with the cash.”
Me: “I am not leaving any of my items, especially my wallet, with you! You can send me out to get cash if you like, but I might not come back today… or ever. Up to you.”
Suddenly, the card machine was working. Sorry, my friend; take your tax-evasion schemes somewhere else!