I stopped at the supermarket on my way home from work today. Grabbed a cart and sauntered through the isles. I picked up some items I needed and some things just because they were on sale. White peaches were 98 cents per pound. Never heard of white peaches so I slipped a few into my cart. Once I found everything I wanted I headed to the checkout. The young girl working as the clerk scanned the items and
informed me of the grand total. I swiped my debit card in the little machine and waited for instructions. My PIN number first then the question, "Do you want cash back." It seemed like a good idea so I selected
$20 back. I finished pushing all the buttons and then temptation hit. The clerk handed me two twenty dollar bills while saying "And twenty dollars is your change." Bonus! Twenty extra dollars! Then I thought maybe I hit $40 by mistake...........yea right. I looked at my receipt and it clearly showed $20 change.
I paused and then asked the clerk if she should have given me 2 twenties. Of course she said no. I smiled and handed one of them back to her. She thanked me and I headed out the door. I felt good because I had done the right thing and avoided temptation. I laughed as I drove home wishing I would have been so strong when tempted to buy those Oreos!
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