This Clerk Will Have You Feeling Blue
EMPLOYEES, GERMANY, LIARS/SCAMMERS, MONEY, PHARMACY | HEALTHY | JUNE 7, 2021
I hurt my knee really badly when I am about fourteen, and I have to get a bandage to wear during the day so as to not put too much strain on it. I get a prescription and am told it will be free.
I go to the pharmacy with my father and go ahead so he can park the car. I show my prescription.
Clerk: “Yes, let me get you fitted, and then you’ll pay sixteen euro for your bandage.”
Me: *Surprised* “But I was told it would be free.”
Clerk: “No, this is sixteen euro, sorry.”
My father comes in and I tell him what the clerk said. The clerk speaks up again.
Clerk: “We also have one that is free, but it would be a bit different.”
I ended up getting the one for free, and you know what the difference was? It was grey instead of blue. I was supposed to pay sixteen euro to have a bandage of a different color. I only realised much later that the clerk was trying to take advantage of my inexperience as a fourteen-year-old and only caved when my father came. I am still shocked at the audacity, years later.
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