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Had a guy come in, and was just acting... suspecious I guess. Kinda wierd.
He asked me what time the bus comes. I told him not for another three hours or so. He then told me that he just got a call, and his son is at the hospital after getting jumped and beaten.
. I feel bad. Nothing I can do, I offer to call him a cab. He says he doesn't have enough money. I feel bad. (I too have no money).
Then he starts saying is there anything I'm going to throw out that he can have to eat. I shake my head no. Its all on inventory. i can NOT give out free stuff. I do say that the donut shop next door does offer free donuts that they're going to throw out. No, he doesn't want that. He wants to know if he can get a discount on something that's ABOUT to expire. Again, no. Most stuff that is about to be expired goes back, and even if we DID sell it, it be at full price. He sighs again, but proceeds to look at every hot pocket and burrito, sometimes looking back at me. (Of course I'm watching him with a smile).
Thankfully he doesn't steal. However he DOES buy a burrito and some chips. He heats it up, and goes outside. Soon customers are telling me that some dude is outside begging for money. I sigh. Go out, and tell him he CANNOT beg for money. He gets indigent. But he says he'll stop. He justs wants to eat his burrito then he'll leave. No big deal.
Few minutes later a woman came in looking scared. "Theres a guy out there that yelled at me, begging me for a ride cause his mom is at the doctors. Can I stay here til he leaves?".
I groan. But nod. SHe stood by the door while I went out to talk to the guy. He said he didn't. Then he wants to know if he can have some soda or coffee. NO. FREE. PRODUCTS. HERE. I can hear the cogs turning, he might have gotten the clue! HE LEAVES. YAY! Girl is happy, thanks me and goes off.
Few minutes later the dude COMES BACK. This time with a smile. Can he have some water? I just want him out of my hair. (Its .39 cents for water, UNLESS you bring your own cup in, then it's free). I throw in .39 cents and say sure.
He fills it up, and I'm watchiing him while waiting on my customers. He keeps looking back at me while he's fiddling with his cup of water near some candy. But he leaves. I go check on the candy, and sure enough I'm missing some.
Of course I didn't see HIM take it, and its out of video range. Anyone could have taken it. But he's gone.
Six am comes around, manager is here getting ready to count the safe when HE COMES BACK! This time with TWO cups. He tries to ask if he can have free soda or coffee with it. Me and manager both go NO. He leaves. I tell her what I saw. Sure enough he;'s outside pan-handling. He comes back in, with manager hot after him. He /bumps/ into a candy rack repeatedly as he tries to get a bag of chips for .50 cents, with a promise to come back later to pay for it. I'm kinda laughing to myself because my manager comes next to him and pulls out the pop-tart he put in his pocket when he bumpped into the rack. He gets mad, and claims he has NO idea how it got into his pocket, it MUST have fell into it when he bumped into the rack. He grabs the chips and runs out.
Whatever.
He asked me what time the bus comes. I told him not for another three hours or so. He then told me that he just got a call, and his son is at the hospital after getting jumped and beaten.
. I feel bad. Nothing I can do, I offer to call him a cab. He says he doesn't have enough money. I feel bad. (I too have no money). Then he starts saying is there anything I'm going to throw out that he can have to eat. I shake my head no. Its all on inventory. i can NOT give out free stuff. I do say that the donut shop next door does offer free donuts that they're going to throw out. No, he doesn't want that. He wants to know if he can get a discount on something that's ABOUT to expire. Again, no. Most stuff that is about to be expired goes back, and even if we DID sell it, it be at full price. He sighs again, but proceeds to look at every hot pocket and burrito, sometimes looking back at me. (Of course I'm watching him with a smile).
Thankfully he doesn't steal. However he DOES buy a burrito and some chips. He heats it up, and goes outside. Soon customers are telling me that some dude is outside begging for money. I sigh. Go out, and tell him he CANNOT beg for money. He gets indigent. But he says he'll stop. He justs wants to eat his burrito then he'll leave. No big deal.
Few minutes later a woman came in looking scared. "Theres a guy out there that yelled at me, begging me for a ride cause his mom is at the doctors. Can I stay here til he leaves?".
I groan. But nod. SHe stood by the door while I went out to talk to the guy. He said he didn't. Then he wants to know if he can have some soda or coffee. NO. FREE. PRODUCTS. HERE. I can hear the cogs turning, he might have gotten the clue! HE LEAVES. YAY! Girl is happy, thanks me and goes off.
Few minutes later the dude COMES BACK. This time with a smile. Can he have some water? I just want him out of my hair. (Its .39 cents for water, UNLESS you bring your own cup in, then it's free). I throw in .39 cents and say sure.
He fills it up, and I'm watchiing him while waiting on my customers. He keeps looking back at me while he's fiddling with his cup of water near some candy. But he leaves. I go check on the candy, and sure enough I'm missing some.
Of course I didn't see HIM take it, and its out of video range. Anyone could have taken it. But he's gone.
Six am comes around, manager is here getting ready to count the safe when HE COMES BACK! This time with TWO cups. He tries to ask if he can have free soda or coffee with it. Me and manager both go NO. He leaves. I tell her what I saw. Sure enough he;'s outside pan-handling. He comes back in, with manager hot after him. He /bumps/ into a candy rack repeatedly as he tries to get a bag of chips for .50 cents, with a promise to come back later to pay for it. I'm kinda laughing to myself because my manager comes next to him and pulls out the pop-tart he put in his pocket when he bumpped into the rack. He gets mad, and claims he has NO idea how it got into his pocket, it MUST have fell into it when he bumped into the rack. He grabs the chips and runs out.
Whatever.
"You'd feel a Hell of a lot better if you'd just rip into the occasional customer." 
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