9 years ago, I was considering a career change. Well, after a couple unsuccessful interviews for a Wine rep. position, I took the advice of one interviewer, and took a part time job at a liquor store that mostly specializes in wine, to get a little "street cred". I worked that job for 9 months and seeing the underbelly of that industry, it was enough to cure me from making that hobby into a career.
Anyway, Onto the story.
One Friday evening, about 10PM, I was working the cash register at this liquor store (named 'Liquor Hutch'). A couple walk up to the checkout, they didn't look like they belonged in this smallish city of Hutchinson, MN. They looked like they just walked out of a Club in the rough part of Minneapolis (yeah, my guess was Pimp and Ho).
The guy sets 3 bottles on the counter...the cheapest Rum and Vodka we sell. I rang it up, I recall the total was around $25. The Guy starts digging through all his pockets (Pants, shirt, jacket...ect) and drops crumpled up paper money, of various small denominations on the counter, then some change. He was $2 short.
So, he asks the Woman with him for some money. She kind of goes off on him, I don't recall exactly what she said, but it was the type of language I'd be better off not posting here. She wasn't happy, to say the least. A line of customers is forming behind them.
She finally decides to pitch in. She removes her Shoe, removes a handful of coins, picks out 8 quarters and drops them on the counter, then puts the rest of the change back in her shoe and her shoe back on her foot.
Yep, it takes all kinds.