We sell Western Union money orders at my store. Most people understand that you must pay for a money order with cash, but every once in a while I have to stop someone in their tracks because they whip out the checkbook or a card.
Last night, I had a lady try to argue with me about it. She asked me why she can't use her card.
My response: "Because a money order is supposed to be as good as cash, so we can only accept cash as payment for it. Charges can be reversed after the fact depending on your creditor if someone was to claim the card was lost or stolen."
She just laughed in that smug, you-must-be-stupid-or-must-think-I'm-stupid manner, "Even the post office accepts cards for money orders."
My response: "Not the last time I checked. I don't know of any place that will accept another from of payment for money orders. It's strictly cash anywhere I've ever purchased money orders."
She insisted that I didn't know what I was talking about.
My response: "I doubt that. I think I know better than you, apparently. At any rate, it's cash only here."
She just looked at me blankly until she realized that I wasn't going to budge until I had cash in hand for it. She finally got the point and left without a money order. The rest of my day went on uneventfully until I had to kick one of our regular nuissances out, and then it continued uneventfully after he made a display of leaving the parking lot and I called the police on him to report him for unsafe driving. I may post about that one later as it's a much longer history even though last night's episode was comparatively short. It's just one of our local kooks losing touch with reality, that's all.
[rant]Even though I know the answer already, I still have to wonder why some people even bother. I guess they might as well realize that some of us are too stubborn to give in just because they think the world revolves around them.
God, I pray that I can take off for my upcoming vacation request since I didn't get to take off for the holidays. Otherwise, I might just give in to that urge to severely choke the living shit out of some asshole who desparately needs it.[/rant]
Last night, I had a lady try to argue with me about it. She asked me why she can't use her card.
My response: "Because a money order is supposed to be as good as cash, so we can only accept cash as payment for it. Charges can be reversed after the fact depending on your creditor if someone was to claim the card was lost or stolen."
She just laughed in that smug, you-must-be-stupid-or-must-think-I'm-stupid manner, "Even the post office accepts cards for money orders."
My response: "Not the last time I checked. I don't know of any place that will accept another from of payment for money orders. It's strictly cash anywhere I've ever purchased money orders."
She insisted that I didn't know what I was talking about.
My response: "I doubt that. I think I know better than you, apparently. At any rate, it's cash only here."
She just looked at me blankly until she realized that I wasn't going to budge until I had cash in hand for it. She finally got the point and left without a money order. The rest of my day went on uneventfully until I had to kick one of our regular nuissances out, and then it continued uneventfully after he made a display of leaving the parking lot and I called the police on him to report him for unsafe driving. I may post about that one later as it's a much longer history even though last night's episode was comparatively short. It's just one of our local kooks losing touch with reality, that's all.
[rant]Even though I know the answer already, I still have to wonder why some people even bother. I guess they might as well realize that some of us are too stubborn to give in just because they think the world revolves around them.
God, I pray that I can take off for my upcoming vacation request since I didn't get to take off for the holidays. Otherwise, I might just give in to that urge to severely choke the living shit out of some asshole who desparately needs it.[/rant]
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