Scamming The Kind People
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I had a regular at my bar come in and say, “hey, I’m not staying, but I want to pay for a burger and fries to go for that kid there.” And out front was a homeless-looking young man, maybe 18-21 yrs old. Very skinny and disheveled looking. He charged his card, tipped me five bucks, and I told him to let the kid know he could wait inside at the end of the bar. It was summer, and we had the a/c blasting. I gave the kid a glass of water and told him it’d be about 15 mins.
About 5 mins later, the kid waves me over and asks, “hey, I don’t want the burger. Can I return it for the cash?” I was so bummed out, my regular did one of the most altruistic things I’d seen in a long time, and it turned out he got played. I told the kid, “listen, I don’t care what your deal is. You’re not my customer, you asked my friend for help, and he’s helping you with a free hot meal. You can take the burger and fries out in 10 minutes when it’s ready, or you can leave. There are no refunds.”
Story credit – Reddit/Wildeyewilly