after i punched out from work in our megamall branch, i went out for a little stroll. i first visited this boutique, btw which is one of my favorite, and planned to buy the "pink shoes" i saw from their other branch. after about 30 minutes of fitting, thinking, and asking the "promodizer" for a change of stock every time i see a minor defect, i decided to buy the shoes. holding the box, i looked around and saw this bag. i liked the the style but, judging from the material used, i thought it won't be so durable. so i asked the sales lady;
"ate excuse me, ano sa tingin mo, tastasin ba to'?" (while i was pointing to the inner lining)
she took the item from me, looked at it, and said;
"medyo sir, kasi...", wala na ako maintindihan sa sinasabi nya nung mapatingin ako sa super bebe na dumaan sa harap namen.. after five seconds, my "thought bubble" snapped!.. balik tayo kay ate sales lady..
"ah ganon poh ba? so ano sa tingin mo?", i asked.
"kayo sir..", she replied immediately.
not quite satisfied with her answer, i walked towards to the counter carrying the shoes with the bag anyway. keeping the thought of "i need a bag right now" winning the battles in my head. after a short pause, a little sigh, i now turn to the cashier, smiled and said hello. i handed over the items. i saw her remove the security pin (of the items) and punched it in. i heard two "beeps", but when i looked at the total amount, it was only for the shoes. quite knowing whats happening, i keep my mouth shut, and just pulled an amount of money from my wallet based on the total price i saw. i handed over the money. while repeatedly tapping the loyalty card at the desk, waiting for her to request for it (the card), i also, "partially", wait for her or her checker to mention that the amount of the bag amounted P0.00 instead of P599.75 after reading the barcode. a little bit of smile zipped out from me as i struggle to still keep myself from saying anything. anything!! fingers crossed, she now gave me the ("paid") items (haha), my loyalty card, and my change (ayos ah!), then said, "thank you sir!". when i heard that from her, i wanted to release another copied line from a radio jock, "nnnoooo, thank youuuuuu..", but of course i managed not to say so. instead i gave her a "sweet smile" (yung tamang pa-cute ba!). still not saying anything (malapit na mapanis laway ko. eeww.), a relaxed walk while still looking around, a poker face, i finally collected my "exit momentum".
out the doorway.
walked away from the store..
a little bit more...
...
then i found myself with a big smile, wanting to laugh my heart out while walking quite fast (still pressured?). i went to the department store first to buy shoe padding, and something funny happened there, quite "parental guidance", but maybe i'll tell you about that later. then i ride the fx going home. at home i told my older, and my younger sister who worked before for a competitor of the crime scene, (cough!), i mean the boutique, of what happened, and how i got the bag for free. but i got reactions such as;
"hoy badong kawawa naman un kahera, masho-short un!"
"naku hayaan mo na, kasalanan nya un!"
so i tried to explain to them my theory, based from what i know, that the cashier won't be charged. but just in case i'm wrong, i promised them, and myself, that i'll make a "notary to the public" through blog, just to lessen the guilt (hehe).
no i won't go back there and pay for it.^^
in my head, it's not my fault that the bar code has no amount, but i don't see any reasons i should be proud of what i did (of not saying there's something wrong to cashier).
but hey! i wonder why am i still smiling here at the train while writing this? hhhmmm.. looking at the heading of the newspaper here, let me ask, for you, the best things in life are..........?
chill. (^^,)
