Unfiltered Story #266868
I’m shopping with my 2 friends, and we just made a group purchase. Friend1 did not had exact change yet(around 8$), but have to buy some more stuff at a 1$ store, which will brake her paper bills. We are going right away, then to the next shop, where I’ll need the money for my own purchase. No worry, it all sound fine.
I must say first, I’m the type of person who like beauty of any kind and will find it in about everything(from flowers, to an house, to a cute pair of sock, to a pet passing…anything really). And I’ll usually say it whenever I see something pretty, just so I can share the view with the ones around me.
So, we make our way in the 1$ store, and I’ll point out some random items saying things like “aw, that’s pretty” or “here, that’s cute”. But never actually picking anything up. One of the items I point was plastics roses earrings.
Me: Look at these! How beautifull!
Friend2: You ain’t taking them?
Me: No, I have enough earrings and don’t use them much really.
Then, both friend1 and friend2 take a pairs. I think nothing of this.
We finish, they pay…and friend1 hand me a bag.
Friend1: Here, your stuff, should had cover what I was supposed to give you.
I’m super confused as I was not buying anything, but I look down in the bag.
And there are the plastics roses earings, a pot of glitters in my favorite color exact shade, stickers in a shape&color I generaly enjoy… all the items I passed a comment on in this shop are in the bag. Despite the transaction happening 1minute ago, it’s a 1$ store, there’s no return, refound or exchange.
I have no idea how “Hey, that’s pretty” translated into “I’m taking it, buy it for me” in friend1 head. Specially about the one I clearly said, I was NOT wanting.
I’m now the owner of random, useless (but pretty) craps, that have been sitting untouched for the last 10years.
And,no, I never got the actual money I expected and needed.