After my last post, I’ll bet you thought those people at the consignment sale were pretty silly, didn’t you. Well…here’s the rest of the tale.
After H’s nap, I loaded the girls back up in the car and drove back across town to the sale. I put H in the Ergo and M in the stroller and headed in. All the while I was feeling slightly irritated that I had to do all this because of someone else’s mistake. I was also really hoping I’d get my money back. You see, the receipt was just printed on regular printer paper and if I really wanted to, I could have fabricated it. I was afraid they’d say “Too bad, all sales are final,” and leave me stuck with a $20 monitor that I only thought was worth $2.
I went right up to the lady at the desk and told her the situation. I showed her the receipt that said $20 and the monitor that said $20. Wait. What? The monitor said $20??? I honestly did not realize until I was handing the lady at the checkout the monitor that it said $20! In that moment, I was just sure I was stuck with something I didn’t plan on paying that much for! After all, the signs do say, “All Sales Final.” The lady asked me if I thought it cost $2 and I said I did. I apologized and before I could say anything more, she said she’d take care of it. Amazing! I thanked her over and over and told her I wouldn’t spread it around that they’d done a return. (Don’t spread it around, okay???)
So, I guess God wanted to humble me that day. I was more embarrassed than I have been in a long time and at the same time, I knew someone was showing me mercy for my stupid mistake. Oh, and I must confess, the fact that I posted this on my blog for all the world to see makes it even more embarrassing. But like I said, I guess God wanted to give me a good humbling experience.
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