Yesterday I stopped by a gas station to get some gas and went inside to use the restroom and buy a water. I noticed there was a sheriffs car there but didn’t think anything of it.
As I’m standing in line the sheriff is talking to a younger boy (probably 18-20 yrs old) and I over hear what the situation is.
The young boy had came into prepay for his fuel and handed the cashier a $5 bill to prepay $5 worth of gas. The gas station clerk accident put in $50 prepaid and neither who or the boy realized it.
The boy went to pump his gas and wasn’t paying attention to the pump as when you prepay, it stops at the amount that you prepaid for, or when your tank is full.
The boy gets a full tank of gas, around $25, and before he can drive off the gas station clerk realized her mistake and was wanting the boy to pay the $20 difference. But the boy didn’t have $20 to give, so she called the cops on him!
The cop was being nice to the kid but didn’t really know how to handle the situation. He kept asking the kid “is there anyone you can call” and the kid was on the phone trying to get ahold of someone.
Eventually I interjected and offered to pay the difference which was like $20.08 but while doing so I made sure to throw in my opinion.
This kid paid for the correct amount that HE wanted and the clerk did not do her job, therefore I believe this responsibility should have fell on the store/clerk and not the boy.