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No good deed goes unpunished.
I had a little time between grooms today, so I figured Id stop at a mini-mart, get a diet pepsi, and do a little cleaning before my next groom. Just as I was finishing up, a car comes racing into the parking lot & pulls up beside the van. Inside is a woman, a teenage boy, and a small chi with enormously long nails. Tearfully, she tells me that she JUST NOW left her home due to an abusive relationship and was on her way to her moms, but her chi's nails kept getting stuck in the upholstery of her car and would I PLEASE trim his nails for her? I said sure, $5 sound fair? She smiled through her tears and said it was very generous, handed me the dog and said she'd wait right outside for me.
Needless to say, the dog was an utter pita for her nails but I got them done without incident. I scooped up the pooch, stepped out of the van and handed her to her mom. "Hang on a sec and I'll write you up a receipt". I stepped back into the van only to hear a squeal of tires and a shouted, Thanks a lot, lady! I knew I'd been stiffed for the $5. Worse yet, I found out when I climbed back into my cab that either her, or her son, had not only stolen my purse, but also the $40 in tips that I had in my tip jar!
I felt like writing UTTER SAP in felt marker on my forehead....I cannot BELIEVE I was so stupid. I suppose there's a lesson here somewhere, but other than "Never trust ANYBODY!" I can't figure out what it might be.
Needless to say, the dog was an utter pita for her nails but I got them done without incident. I scooped up the pooch, stepped out of the van and handed her to her mom. "Hang on a sec and I'll write you up a receipt". I stepped back into the van only to hear a squeal of tires and a shouted, Thanks a lot, lady! I knew I'd been stiffed for the $5. Worse yet, I found out when I climbed back into my cab that either her, or her son, had not only stolen my purse, but also the $40 in tips that I had in my tip jar!
I felt like writing UTTER SAP in felt marker on my forehead....I cannot BELIEVE I was so stupid. I suppose there's a lesson here somewhere, but other than "Never trust ANYBODY!" I can't figure out what it might be.
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