December Act of Kindness
As I rushed to the post office today with an armful of Christmas packages to mail, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to seal one of my packages with tape. My mistake. When I asked one of the post office employees if I could have a piece of tape for my present, he responded dryly that the tape he has does not work very well and the "recommends purchasing" a roll of duct tape they were selling for $4.
Not to be picky, but I think that the post office should, at the very least, offer a free piece of tape to customers. I mean, we do pay taxes. A little tape in exchange would be nice. Because of the long line behind me, I decided not to argue and to buy the tape reluctantly. Before I could do so, the lady behind me offered to let me use her roll of tape. "No sense in buying a whole roll!," she chirped cheerfully. I gratefully accepted and she was very gracious about it. It's nice to know that there are still kind people out there.
Not to be picky, but I think that the post office should, at the very least, offer a free piece of tape to customers. I mean, we do pay taxes. A little tape in exchange would be nice. Because of the long line behind me, I decided not to argue and to buy the tape reluctantly. Before I could do so, the lady behind me offered to let me use her roll of tape. "No sense in buying a whole roll!," she chirped cheerfully. I gratefully accepted and she was very gracious about it. It's nice to know that there are still kind people out there.
