Nov30

over-sharing over the counter.

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i stopped into a cvs store the other day and before cashing out, i asked the employee at the register if he had change for a $50 bill. i was only buying one item for $1.98, and really didn’t want to charge that small amount.

his answer was, ‘of course I do, we’re not 7-11!’

of course he did! what was I even thinking? there must be a secret hierarchy of stores that i am unaware of.

he then casually threw out an additional statement, seemingly out of the blue: ‘my brother in-law held up 3 liquor stores yesterday.’

i took in what he said, unsure of exactly sure how to respond to it, as i don’t have a lot of personal hold-up experience, but wanted to acknowledge it, and all i could come up with was, ‘did he get caught?’

he answered ‘hell, no, and that’s why he’ll keep doing it.’

a very good point, and i believe he was right to assume that.

when i thought about this later, I wondered if this was perhaps all triggered by me asking if he had enough cash in the drawer to give me change from my $50. or maybe he just needed to tell someone what happened. either way, i’m glad that he had someone to tell and to share what was on his mind.

i gave him the $50 bill, he rang me up, gave me $48.02 back. i thanked him and wished him well, as he called the next customer up to his register.

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‘oversharing is how you leak the energy. privacy is protection.’

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  18. Wow, what an experience. He obviously trusted you immediately and needed to share. I think it was a good thing and you didn’t do anything but accept his words. Which is exactly what he was hoping for. It was nice, no judgement, two beings just there.

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  24. That’s definitely weird, and would have made me very uncomfortable. As for the cash thing, I’ve read there are stores now that don’t even keep cash on hand. Personally, I always like to carry some, just in case. My son says he never carries it anymore.

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  25. That whole thing is weird from his initial rude response to telling you about his brother-in-law. Does 7-11 not carry cash? 🤣 If not I’m in trouble because I’m very old school and prefer to deal in cash.

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  27. That’s very interesting. Sometimes A few months ago, hubby and I went out to eat, and we had to wait for our table. There were many people waiting, so we all stood in a line. A woman next to me started up a conversation and ended up sharing with me snippets from her life. It was really interesting because I’d never met her before. Maybe you’re one of those people that other people feel safe with and share things that they wouldn’t normally share. It probably bothers him that his brother in law does this, and he needed to get it off his chest. This is something he can’t talk to his wife about because it’s her brother. Most likely, he just needed to tell someone, and you were a safe person to tell. :)

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