They Can’t Darken Your Doorstep If YOU Darken Your Doorstep

I used to work at this small video rental place in the late 90s. We closed at 9 PM. Some customers come it at 8:57 PM.

Me: “We close in a few minutes, so I can only let you in if you know what you’re renting.”

Customer: “Yes! We do! We just need one movie really fast!”

I let them in, and of course, they start browsing all the movies, wandering slowly around. My manager asks about them, and I tell him how they essentially lied to me. 

My manager waits until they get to the furthest, darkest corner of the store and then shuts the lights off. Only the lights by the registers are still on.

Customers: *Confused.* “Um… we’re still here!”

Manager: *Lying.* “Sorry, the lights are on a timer, and we closed five minutes ago.”

Customers: *Suddenly embarrassed and awkward.* “Oh… sorry, we didn’t know.”

They rushed out the door without renting anything. I miss that place…