I was out shopping at a consignment shop, about 2
weeks before Christmas with my granddaughter.
An employee approached me and asked me if I would purchase a pair of
glasses for him. He went on to tell me that they are not allowed to purchase
any item at the store or he would lose his job. I was not ready to leave and
still had some shopping to do; however, I would do it since he was leaving at 1
pm
I went to purchase the item; with a cart full of
other things and the cashier said, “Are you ready to check out with the other
items?” I said, “I am not done shopping.” She had a puzzled look on her face
and when I went to take the item to the young man, he told me I had to give it
to him outside and away from the store.
By then I was getting frustrated. I took my
granddaughter out the door and away from the store to hand this young man the
$1 pair of glasses. I proceeded to shop and truly did not shop well after that,
so I checked out with what I had and left. After we got in the car, my
granddaughter said, “Mimi, I know you are going to be mad at me, but look what
I have.” She had taken a bow off the door they had decorated it with. I was not
furious, but wanted her to know that it was not right to take anything that is
not yours. So I made her go back into the store and apologize.
As soon as we got to my daughter’s house, I
immediately felt conviction. I
apologized to my granddaughter and told her what I did and that it was a very
bad thing to do, knowing that as a Christian, we are to live a righteous life.
I went back to the store and told the manager what I did and felt that I should
be evicted from the store. I confessed my wrong. She said that I didn’t know
and I said, but I still had a part in doing wrong regardless of what he did.
Me, as a Christian, should have immediately reprimanded this young man and
walked away; however, I didn’t. I could
not live with myself and even told them what I had purchased for him ~ $1 or a
million dollars is still a big deal and I treated it as such.
The store manager said I would not be evicted from
the store; but she asked me to make a promise that I would never do that in her store again or anyone else’s. I looked her in the
eye and said, “I promise, I will never do that in your store or anyone
else’s. I need to be mindful of my morals and values before I correct anyone about theirs.
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