Re: Too Demanding
Casper's story has reminded me of an exchange that I witnessed at my Veterinarian's office. I already like St. Paul's (431 N. 27th Street) a lot. They're in a rough part of town, but they charge reasonable prices and keep the doors open after 5pm. You often don't need an appointment just for routine checkups. If anything, they deserve to be on the N**E List for dealing with this woman and not blowing up in her face.
During one of our visits, we stood behind a woman at the counter who was paying cash for services. It became apparent that she was going to be scrounging for pennies from the bottom of her purse before this was all over. Several minutes of fumbling left her a few dollars short, and by this time she had forgotten the amount of the bill several times and recounted her payment twice, in hopes that more money would materialize. The poor receptionist was looking to me, the next person in line, with a very defeated look on her face. She never let on to this woman how ridiculous she being, and that she was totally embarrassing herself.
Somewhere along the line, this woman dug into a separate stash in her purse. She had some quarters tucked away, and you'll never believe what she did next. She started counting quarters to pay the rest of the bill and she was inspecting each one to see which state was on it! Several times, she asked the receptionist "is that a Kentucky?"
Thankfully, the embarrassing lady managed to pay her bill without spending any of her Kentucky quarters. There's no telling how long she would've tried to negotiate if she'd come up short. I told Kelly that if she was within a couple bucks I was going to hand her the money and tell her to go home to her three hundred cats.
During one of our visits, we stood behind a woman at the counter who was paying cash for services. It became apparent that she was going to be scrounging for pennies from the bottom of her purse before this was all over. Several minutes of fumbling left her a few dollars short, and by this time she had forgotten the amount of the bill several times and recounted her payment twice, in hopes that more money would materialize. The poor receptionist was looking to me, the next person in line, with a very defeated look on her face. She never let on to this woman how ridiculous she being, and that she was totally embarrassing herself.
Somewhere along the line, this woman dug into a separate stash in her purse. She had some quarters tucked away, and you'll never believe what she did next. She started counting quarters to pay the rest of the bill and she was inspecting each one to see which state was on it! Several times, she asked the receptionist "is that a Kentucky?"
Thankfully, the embarrassing lady managed to pay her bill without spending any of her Kentucky quarters. There's no telling how long she would've tried to negotiate if she'd come up short. I told Kelly that if she was within a couple bucks I was going to hand her the money and tell her to go home to her three hundred cats.
posted by Aaron at 3:55 PM
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