GIVE a penny, take a penny

[j rake]

there is a gas station that i frequent close to my house that i probably visit once a day; sometimes twice. i am almost always in a hurry, which is fine, because it's usually not that busy and i can get right in and right out. i have done it this way for more than a year now. but the new cashier who works mornings is up to no good with his slow-down tactics, and despite his newness, i think he has caught on to my generous GAPTAPing - and is using it for his own personal gain.

when i'm owed MORE than 25 cents (i'll almost always stick around for the quarters), this guy suddenly becomes the laziest...slowest...clumsiest...cashier the world has ever seen. he will open the drawer, place my $1 bills in the cash register ever so slowly, and then he will begin counting the change, fumbling the change, losing count of the change. then he will begin "assisting" another customer, and he will walk away from the cash register...only to return to the cash register, where he begins the process of counting change back to me once again.

he knows i don't want to wait and wait for 30 cents, or 42 cents, or whatever the amount happens to be. so he stalls until i decide to walk out the door.

then, as part of his scam, he pockets my change* instead of putting it in the GAPTAP where it belongs.

*i'm speculating.

[nicname]

there is a gas station that i frequent close to my house that i probably visit once a day; sometimes twice. i am almost always in a hurry, which is fine, because it's usually not that busy and i can get right in and right out. i have done it this way for more than a year now. but the new cashier who works mornings is up to no good with his slow-down tactics, and despite his newness, i think he has caught on to my generous GAPTAPing - and is using it for his own personal gain.

when i'm owed MORE than 25 cents (i'll almost always stick around for the quarters), this guy suddenly becomes the laziest...slowest...clumsiest...cashier the world has ever seen. he will open the drawer, place my $1 bills in the cash register ever so slowly, and then he will begin counting the change, fumbling the change, losing count of the change. then he will begin "assisting" another customer, and he will walk away from the cash register...only to return to the cash register, where he begins the process of counting change back to me once again.

he knows i don't want to wait and wait for 30 cents, or 42 cents, or whatever the amount happens to be. so he stalls until i decide to walk out the door.

then, as part of his scam, he pockets my change* instead of putting it in the GAPTAP where it belongs.

*i'm speculating.

Get him fired j rake!

[michigancat]

why on earth would you go to a gas station every day at least once? That's the problem, not the cashier.

[star seed 7]

Use plastic

[yoga-like_abana]

jrake gets his coffee from the gas station 

[CHONGS]

I would like to hear sys's take on this rake tale.

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[sys]

I would like to hear sys's take on this rake tale.

he obviously gets some sort of weird enjoyment out of maintaining a negative gaptap balance.  i speculate that he thinks that the more the world owes him, the more the world will appreciate him.

[nicname]

I would like to hear sys's take on this rake tale.

he obviously gets some sort of weird enjoyment out of maintaining a negative gaptap balance.  i speculate that he thinks that the more the world owes him, the more the world will appreciate him.

What do you think about his lack of assertiveness with regard to GAPTAP?

[sys]

What do you think about his lack of assertiveness with regard to GAPTAP?

i'd like to see him work on it.

[j rake]

Use plastic

i don't use plastic on purchases of less than $5.

jrake gets his coffee from the gas station 

i get the following items at gas stations: a) iced coffee; b) gatorade; c) diet mtn dew; d) fountain soda; e) sunflower seeds; f) cliff's bar; g) lemon heads; h) mamba's (similar to starbursts); i) cereal bar; j) cheese stick; k) slim jim; l) snapple; m) fruit rope; n) parfait; o) choco taco; p) arnold palmer; q) bud lite lime; r) lime.

[star seed 7]

use plastic anyway

[j rake]

use plastic anyway

i prefer to use cash for smaller purchases to help businesses save money on credit card processing fees.

[Stevesie60]

I had totally forgotten about Mamba's. They are way better than Starburst.

[ksupamplemousse]

I used to work at Quick Cats when I went to school at good ol' K-State. We had a GAPTAP that got quite a bit of action, not really sure why, but it did. There was this weird rough rider that would come in every night and buy whatever he could with the money and take whatever was left over. I told the guy to get lost one night, and my boss freaked out on me. So, I had to watch that skeezeball come in and mooch off the generosity of people like j rake (passive aggressive as he seems to be with the GAPTAP) every single shift I worked. It was infuriating.

[j rake]

I used to work at Quick Cats when I went to school at good ol' K-State. We had a GAPTAP that got quite a bit of action, not really sure why, but it did. There was this weird rough rider that would come in every night and buy whatever he could with the money and take whatever was left over. I told the guy to get lost one night, and my boss freaked out on me. So, I had to watch that skeezeball come in and mooch off the generosity of people like j rake (passive aggressive as he seems to be with the GAPTAP) every single shift I worked. It was infuriating.

i was never a big fan of the quik cats (there is no 'c' btw) when i was at k-state, but i was a frequent cats' den visitor (student union). do you recall the weird rough rider's biggest purchase with GAPTAP money? i'm curious if it ever exceeded $1.

also, i've always wondered* if the GAPTAP resets at midnight, or at the end of a day (non 24/7 stores), or if it ever carries over to the next day. i wouldn't have any issue whatsoever with the graveyard shifter taking what's left and buying a candy bar or something.

*yes, sys, i've always wondered this.

[sys]

next time in the locally-owned gas station paying cash for a small purchase to save a small business owner a penny, slide the employee a cool, crisp dollar bill, wink at them and tell them to buy themselves a candy bar or something.  walk out knowing you're the better person.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I used to work at Quick Cats when I went to school at good ol' K-State. We had a GAPTAP that got quite a bit of action, not really sure why, but it did. There was this weird rough rider that would come in every night and buy whatever he could with the money and take whatever was left over. I told the guy to get lost one night, and my boss freaked out on me. So, I had to watch that skeezeball come in and mooch off the generosity of people like j rake (passive aggressive as he seems to be with the GAPTAP) every single shift I worked. It was infuriating.

People don't leave money in the GAPTAP out of generosity. They do it because they just don't care about the money. Sounds like this guy didn't have much money, and who cares if he gets a free drink? The people like j rake who don't care have already paid for it.

[yoga-like_abana]

Why not go to a grocery store for those things like a normal adult human being?


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[slucat]

I used to work at Quick Cats when I went to school at good ol' K-State. We had a GAPTAP that got quite a bit of action, not really sure why, but it did. There was this weird rough rider that would come in every night and buy whatever he could with the money and take whatever was left over. I told the guy to get lost one night, and my boss freaked out on me. So, I had to watch that skeezeball come in and mooch off the generosity of people like j rake (passive aggressive as he seems to be with the GAPTAP) every single shift I worked. It was infuriating.

i was never a big fan of the quik cats (there is no 'c' btw) when i was at k-state, but i was a frequent cats' den visitor (student union). do you recall the weird rough rider's biggest purchase with GAPTAP money? i'm curious if it ever exceeded $1.

also, i've always wondered* if the GAPTAP resets at midnight, or at the end of a day (non 24/7 stores), or if it ever carries over to the next day. i wouldn't have any issue whatsoever with the graveyard shifter taking what's left and buying a candy bar or something.

*yes, sys, i've always wondered this.

This is weird...I'd think the worker should have a little dish to refill the GAPTAP and only maintain 15 cents or so, that way it couldn't be pilfered by weridos. I don't think I've really ever seen a GAPTAP with more than that much in it.

[j rake]

Why not go to a grocery store for those things like a normal adult human being?

i really hope sys doesn't return to this thread, because he's going to murder me, but...

i work from home. when i work, i eat. a lot. i eat and eat and eat and eat. i will make a trip to the kitchen, grab a handful of chips, return to my office, sit down, sit back up, return to the kitchen, grab another handful, etc, etc. It doesn't have to be a snack. It can be anything. Lunch meat, yogurt, bagel bites, peanut butter crackers, soda, orange juice, anything. whatever is in my fridge or in my cupboards will be gone when the day is over, and if not then, the next day.

in a desperate attempt to maintain my weight and not become a fat blob, i try to limit how much food i keep in the house. obviously, if i'm having guests over, or if it's a weekend, that's different. i'll get stuff to cook out, or load up a little. but monday-thru-friday, i just can't keep food here. that means MULTIPLE trips to the gas station and grocery store per day and per week. this is normal for me and i've been doing it since i lived at k-state, when i would regularly go to dara's fast lane two or three times per day; or to wal-mart or HyVee multiple times per day (i lived close); in between writing papers, or doing homework, or whatever.

obviously, i will change someday if i have a family or kids (i'll keep food in the house and will let my kids eat and eat and eat until they become OBECE!), but for now, this works just fine...costly as it is.

[Trim]

i work from home. when i work, i eat. a lot. i eat and eat and eat and eat. i will make a trip to the kitchen, grab a handful of chips, return to my office, sit down, sit back up, return to the kitchen, grab another handful, etc, etc. It doesn't have to be a snack. It can be anything. Lunch meat, yogurt, bagel bites, peanut butter crackers, soda, orange juice, anything. whatever is in my fridge or in my cupboards will be gone when the day is over, and if not then, the next day.

I experienced this recently.  Just stop eating between meals.  Just do it.  Have lost 14 pounds.

[j rake]

i work from home. when i work, i eat. a lot. i eat and eat and eat and eat. i will make a trip to the kitchen, grab a handful of chips, return to my office, sit down, sit back up, return to the kitchen, grab another handful, etc, etc. It doesn't have to be a snack. It can be anything. Lunch meat, yogurt, bagel bites, peanut butter crackers, soda, orange juice, anything. whatever is in my fridge or in my cupboards will be gone when the day is over, and if not then, the next day.

I experienced this recently.  Just stop eating between meals.  Just do it.  Have lost 14 pounds.

just an FYI, brushing your teeth frequently and/or rinsing with mouth wash is the single-best way to avoid overeating.

[Trim]

i work from home. when i work, i eat. a lot. i eat and eat and eat and eat. i will make a trip to the kitchen, grab a handful of chips, return to my office, sit down, sit back up, return to the kitchen, grab another handful, etc, etc. It doesn't have to be a snack. It can be anything. Lunch meat, yogurt, bagel bites, peanut butter crackers, soda, orange juice, anything. whatever is in my fridge or in my cupboards will be gone when the day is over, and if not then, the next day.

I experienced this recently.  Just stop eating between meals.  Just do it.  Have lost 14 pounds.

just an FYI, brushing your teeth frequently and/or rinsing with mouth wash is the single-best way to avoid overeating.

Not putting food in your mouth is even better.

[Mrs. Gooch]

Why not go to a grocery store for those things like a normal adult human being?

i really hope sys doesn't return to this thread, because he's going to murder me, but...

i work from home. when i work, i eat. a lot. i eat and eat and eat and eat. i will make a trip to the kitchen, grab a handful of chips, return to my office, sit down, sit back up, return to the kitchen, grab another handful, etc, etc. It doesn't have to be a snack. It can be anything. Lunch meat, yogurt, bagel bites, peanut butter crackers, soda, orange juice, anything. whatever is in my fridge or in my cupboards will be gone when the day is over, and if not then, the next day.

in a desperate attempt to maintain my weight and not become a fat blob, i try to limit how much food i keep in the house. obviously, if i'm having guests over, or if it's a weekend, that's different. i'll get stuff to cook out, or load up a little. but monday-thru-friday, i just can't keep food here. that means MULTIPLE trips to the gas station and grocery store per day and per week. this is normal for me and i've been doing it since i lived at k-state, when i would regularly go to dara's fast lane two or three times per day; or to wal-mart or HyVee multiple times per day (i lived close); in between writing papers, or doing homework, or whatever.

obviously, i will change someday if i have a family or kids (i'll keep food in the house and will let my kids eat and eat and eat until they become OBECE!), but for now, this works just fine...costly as it is.

You need one of these.
http://www.thekitchensafe.com/

[j rake]

You need one of these.
http://www.thekitchensafe.com/

TORTURE!