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January 04, 2006
So how was your day?
It started in BHS trying to change a pair of boots that were too small for Littleone, they didn't have her size and couldn't say if they were going to continue the line or not, so offered a credit note instead (for the sale price though) as I didn't have the receipt. That went better than expected.
So we are on the way out when Littleone sees this coat she likes and she does need a new winter coat and it is 12 quid, only a pound more than the credit note I'm holding in my hand. IN MY HAND that is. So just before we try any one I say to her,
'Let me just put the credit note in my bag, so I don't lose it. I know I'll put it inside my notebook so it doesn't get creased.' Yes I said INSIDE MY NOTEBOOK.
So we find a coat that fits (aged 7-8- BHS sizes come up a little small methinks)and take it to the checkout queue where I get the credit note out ready but I cannot find the blasted thing. I have my whole bag out there in the queue; my purse, my shopping list, my copy of Rebecca, various envelopes and yes, I'm not stupid you know, I flicked through every page OF THAT GODDAMN NOTEBOOK. I even went back to where the coats were and checked on the floor and then I went through the whole bag once more INCLUDING THE NOTEBOOK.
By which time Littleone was nearly in tears because, she really liked the boots, she really liked the coat and that evil mother lost her christmas pressie.
Shall we repeat that? I lost my daughter's Christmas presie.
Of course we stood in the queue again and I went through the whole motherfucking bag once more INCLUDING THE NOTEBOOK and then I paid for the coat out of my own money.
So then I go to the Co-Op Bank to pay the Co-Op credit card bill WITH CASH and the woman tells me that it will take 4 days to clear and therefore I will get a late payment charge.
'No' I say 'It's a Co-Op Credit Card and I'm paying with cash and it's not due until Friday.'
'But it takes 4 days to clear.'
'What cash?'
'Unless you've got a Co-Op bank account and then you could pay the cash into the bank account and transfer it over.'
'I haven't got a Co-Op Bank account but I've got a Co-Op credit card. Look I'm paying it off!'
'No it has to be a bank account.'
'Well this must be a new thing then. I've paid my bill on the day before and I've not been charged.'
'Nope it's not a new thing. It's been going since I've been working here.'
'But I've never been charged before.'
'You must have done.'
No, don't you think I might have noticed (and therefore learned my lesson)if I had been charged all this time? And besides she only looked about sixteen so I wonder how long she has been working there.
And then when I got home (after waiting 1/2 an hour for a bus) I caught up with the British Gas man who then saw me come indoors, so when he got to our place, I couldn't get away with pretending to be out. Cheeky so-and-so wants to look at my bills so her can tell me how much I can save with British Gas, which I find rude to say the least. I mean you don't ever get Tesco's knocking on the door saying,
'How much did you pay for that coat? We could have done it a lot cheaper.'
So then I go upstairs where Mr PE is working, and he has only gone and shaved off his beard, without asking my permission! I've never seen him without facial hair in the whole 5 1/2 years I've known him.
Needless to say he is growing it again.
Oh and I've found the BHS credit note, yes you've guessed it IN MY NOTEBOOK.
Posted by purple elephant at January 4, 2006 08:19 PM