Sunday, April 20, 2008

Returns

We’re lucky to live in a place where we can return things if we change our minds. Clothes, food, kids…if it’s not working for you, just return it. Swap it out. Get your money back. Store credit. Options options options. America is about options. I got gas last night—$3.89 a gallon. A few blocks up it was only $3.49 a gallon. So I turned around. I keep a siphon handy for incidents like this. Or for when I need to borrow some gas from someone else. Kinda like jumper cables only you have to make sure no one is looking. “Excuse me sir, I need to return my gas.” I said. It didn’t go very well. Maybe he just didn’t understand me. It can be hard to hear me through my ski mask sometimes. But it was so cold out. The back of the squad car was warm though. They should really have signs up saying “No Exchanges-No Refunds” at these gas stations. After all, this is America.