This happened some years ago.....

I was on my way to the Taco Bell cuz I only had $4.00 until payday, which was a couple days away. I was completely broke and being that you can buy 8,000,000 tacos with $4.00 Taco Bell seemed like the best choice.

I walk inside and order my food. I hand the woman my money, expecting .80 cents in change. Well the woman hands me two $20s. I looked down confused and said "That's not my change." She pushed it towards me. Again I said, "That's not my change, I only gave you $4.00. My change is 80 cents." She replied "And?" then pushed the money towards me again. So I took it, grabbed my food and went on my merry way $40 richer.

Did I do something wrong?

You evidently touched her heart.

I have had that happen to me before and I always feel guilty. BUT I never give the money back because if I ask the person about and they insist on giving it to me anyway I don't want to embarrass them or risk gettign them in trouble. I am not sure if it is right or wrong. But I do know that sometimes things happen for a reason and maybe that was some goodness that was out there for you.

sag10 said:

Well despite my being completely broke I didn't look like a hobo!

I once got 50 bucks back while I just paid with a 20.

I did not say anything. I am that kinda man.

Now I feel guilty. A bit. Not too much though.

You BAD person...

Call the cops..

nope, you didn't do something wrong, you touched her soul and angels do exist

REDFEATHERS said:

YES!

COPS!

CUF ME!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

All it takes is a smile, or courtesy, or you just gave her a good feeling.

gooeythehamster said:

A bound Gooey.... Prepare to be gagged

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Oooh officer!

What a nice bulge you got there!




Gag me the right way.

gooeythehamster said:

Do we get to swich places at some point??

LMAO@you two

sag10 said:

Well someone tried convincing me that I stole from Taco Bell. I was totally honest and refused the money 2 times. When she pushed it towards me the 3rd time I figured that there must have been some reason I deserved that money. And since I tried refusing the money.... I don't think I was wrong.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I bet good coppers got two sets of cufs, oh you jealous one!

gooeythehamster said:

You wish you dirty hamster

mdiver said:

Wanna scrub me down, Muffy?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I think that sometimes things like that just happen because good people need a break. One christmas I was totall broke and went to the ATM to get my measly £20 out to buy some food. When i put my card in the perspex barrier went up to reveal £250 you didnt see me for dust mate

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

According to my math, you could then afford 80,000,000 tacos. You should have plunked it back down and asked for a cart to carry your new found wealth.
[This message was edited Thu May 6 12:46:04 2004 by oldmanjohnson]

Well, maybe she was expecting some type of service in return.

This reminds me of when me and a friend went to the smart bar in Chi thinking there was gonna be some cool music that night, it turned out to be 80's night.

so we go to get our money back from the guy at the door and he hands my buddy what I think is his change and I wait there wondering where mines was and he tells me my friend has it. So, I look at me buddy like why didn't you say something!
He gestures his head like let's go, we started walking and when we get about a half block away he tells me the guy gave him back a $100 bill.

Well, our conscious starts fucking with us, but we're like shhhhhitttt it's a hundered bucks dude, we start laughing a talking about all the expensive drinks we're gonna drink on him.(the door guy)

About a 2 minutes later that guy comes running up to us winded asking if he gave us back a $100 by mistake.

I look at my buddy to see how he's gonna handle it, my buddy's no punk he could've easily looked at him and told him to fuck off, but he gave it back to him pretending he didn't realize how much it was.

We'll we had them expensive drinks anyways! I bought!

sinisterpentatonic said:

Ya wuss...

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

THIEF!!!

just kiddin'

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Only if you felt like it was not your place to accept the money, whether she wanted you to have it or not...

But if you were comfortable in accepting what seemed to be a gesture of charity/faith/love/whatever, then you should have smiled, and given thanks for the universe watching out for you.

That's weird, tho...nobody just hands over money like that...

Byron said:

It's a character flaw that's been holding me back all my life.

Supa left out one very important element of the story.
He was wearing one of these at the time:

sinisterpentatonic said:

Check THIS out...

I was leaving the Beverly Center one time around Xmas about 5 yrs ago (that's a huge shopping mall in Los Angeles, just so ya know..)...and as I'm backing out of my spot, I end up dinging this car that's parked along the wall behind me...no idea how I did that other than the place was freakin' packed and I just lost site of the thing...whatever.

Anyway, I pull back into my spot and get out of the car to see the damage. These two 20 year old guys looking like they JUST stepped out of an N.W.A. video audition are standing by the car, looking at the spot I dinged...one of them says "What the fuck did you just do to my car??!!"...I walk over, more or less scanning their bodies for weapons, and say calmly "How much damage did I do??"...the one guy keeps saying "What's the matter with you, man? Look what you did!!"...I walk all the way over and look at the guy's car...barely a scratch on it. I'm relieved that so little damage was done, but the guy's acting like he's this close to pointing the gun I know he must have tucked in his jacket at my head...

So, I keep talking calmly and tell him "Get an estimate done for how much it will cost to repair it and let me know" (knowing that it's gonna cost $50 bucks, tops, if even that..)...The guy asks to see my driver's license, and I take out my wallet...he THEN starts reaching for my wallet, saying "How much do you have now??..Let's see.."..Without thinking, I just get mad and yank my wallet back out of his hand and say "Are you crazy??", and laugh...his buddy who's standing with him starts laughing, too, then quickly controls himself...The first guy keeps wanting to reach for my wallet and I put it back in my pocket and again say for him to get an estimate and give me the details once he does.

About this time, two mall "cops" are walking over, and the first Tupac-wannabe says loudly "He just hit my car...I want you guys to run a check on his license!!"...the two mall cops just stare at him, then at each other...then at me...then back at him...all the while his friend is still trying to suppress his laughter...so I voluntarily hand over my license to the cops before the say anything. One of them looks at my license as if he has no clue what to do next...then they both look at the damage to the car. Finally, one of the mall cops hands me my license back and says to the gang member "Look...do you really want us to do all that over such a small scratch? We'd have to do paperwork and keep you guys here for awhile...if he's willing to pay, just give him the bill"...

At that, the cops walk away, and the main thug-4-life acts indignant and finally agrees to just take my info. I hand him a pen and give him my pager number (wasn't gonna give him my home number), and told him to page me when he has the estimate, and we'd settle it then. He huffs a bit and says ok, while his friend is still muffling a laugh. I get back in my car and carefully back out and start to leave. I look in my rearview mirror just to watch the two guys as I left, maybe to make sure they're not running after my car or something...and as I do, I see the two guys walk away from the car I hit, and get in another vehicle, and drive away...

It wasn't even their fucking car!!!...

Now THAT took gonads...

Taco Bell has a corporate policy whereby they compensate you for the stomach pump you need to buy.

yes...

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yes. You should have concealed your gun when walking up to the counter.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Hi Supa!

Personally, I don't think you did anything wrong. I would've done the same. Your situtation reminds of the first time I saw Ani Difranco live. It was at the Wiltern. I wanted a T-shirt and since it was CASH ONLY I went to the ATM and got myself a $20. I head over to the merch-table, point to the shirt I want and after she gives me my T-shirt I hand over the $20, only as I reached out to hand her the money I realize it's not a twenty but a one hundred dollar bill. I thought maybe I was seeing things and I waited to see if she would give me change. Sure enough she comes back with $80 dollars in change.

So I go back into the theatre and tell my friend Paul what happened and he just says, "Since when do ATMs give out 100 dollar bills?"

Anyway, I'm sitting there like I just scored with no plans to return the money, when someone goes on stage and says that the ATM has been giving out the wrong denominations and would those involved please return the money to the theatre box office.

Now, guilt kicks in. I knew there was no way in hell I could enjoy an Ani Difranco show if I kept the money. So, my ass schleps down to the office to hand over the 80 bucks. There's a few girls doing the same. The staff is very courteous and friendly and appreciative.

As I'm walking out of the office this one dude who I noticed checking me out while I was inline to give the money back, follows me outside the office and hands me his business card and says something to the effect that it was great and honorable that I returned the money and if I ever wanted to see a free show to give him a call. Now, the way, he kept intesenly eyeing me up and down I figured he was flirting but before he walked away I said: "Actually, Meshell Nedgeocello is playing here tomorrow..."

So I got a FREE pair of tickets for Meshell the following night.