I went to Wal-mart the other day. I know. I don't much like going there either. It's too crowded. People are always blocking the aisles to carry on a conversation. The lines at the register are almost always too long. It can be a frustrating experience!
But, there are some things that are less expensive there than anywhere else. Like their generic version of Aleve. Among other things, that's what I bought at Wal-mart. You guessed it; the checkout line was too long! The person in front of me took forever to get her money out, and then another forever to gather her stuff and move on! I was starting to get a little irritable. Just a teeny bit, mind you.
Well, I finally got out of the store with my stuff, got it into the car, and went home. I went to put away my bottle of (generic) Aleve, but decided I needed to go ahead and take one. Can you blame me? When I opened the bottle, I saw that someone beat me to it! It had already been opened and the seal broken!
I was preparing myself against all kinds of arguments for why Wal-mart might be reluctant to exchange the opened bottle of pills for an unopened bottle of pills. What if they thought I had opened it, took out several pills, and just wanted to exchange it for a full bottle, thereby getting some free pills? I was ready for them. What if they asked my why I didn't check the bottle before putting it in my buggy? I was ready for that one too. All the way back to Wal-mart, I tried to think of all the arguments I might need to employ.
I walked in, saw the greeter, and told her I needed to exchange this bottle of pills. She gave me a sticker and told me to go to Customer Service. I rounded the corner and noticed that there were a few people in line ahead of me, so I decided to go ahead and get a new bottle off the shelf before heading over there. I got in line, checked my watch, and thought, "Let's just see how long THIS takes!"
The two people ahead of me in the line went through quickly. I explained to the lady at the counter what had happened. She smiled and said, "Somebody must have had a headache." I laughed and said, "They must have!" Then I told her I brought a new bottle of pills from the shelf. She thanked me for doing that, and exchanged the bottles without a single question!
I was pleasantly surprised. After an irritating and frustrating experience, I had a right pleasant experience! And it only took five minutes!
When have you expected the worst to happen, but ended up having a relatively pleasant experience instead?
Be Blessed.
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