Lucky Break
As we were exiting the restaurant my friend was staring at me not believing what just happened. "How can you act as if it that was the most simplest of things?", he asked.
"What do you mean? It was the simplest of things. The guy used his credit card to pay for our meal and I him cash for it."
"You know that is not what I mean. How can it be that simple for you? Is your life this easy? It's f@cking unfair for the rest of us. Hell, I pity the guy who is your opposite in terms of luck." my friend ranted in disbelief.
It all started with a hungry stomach and a good offer 30 minutes earlier....
"Oooo a free pasta dish if our order gets past P250 if I charge it to my credit card? Count me in!", I told my gym buddy, "After a two hour workout I am hungry!"
After the meal I hand the credit card with the promotional offer, my only credit card really (I don't like multiple cards, if you have more than one then that, to me, is living past your means).
"Ummm, sir, your card is declined."
"Huuur!?! O rly? Can you try again?"
"I tried several times sir but it really was declined."
"Great, I'll just have to pay by cash then. So how does that work? How much should I pay for the extra pasta?"
"Errr, sir, maybe you have another card? We already punched it in and we already put it in as free... I'm not really sure how to process this."
"You won't accept cash?"
"I don't think I can sir because of the promo."
After several circular exchanges with the waitress and the manager, the guy just beside my table chimes in, "You won't accept cash?" He repeated. He seems to have taken a keen interest in my situation and after a hurried explanation. "Wait, free pasta if I make a P250 purchase with my credit card? I have two of those! I'll pay for his meal and I'll pay mine with my other card to get that free pasta. Is that good?"
......
"Dude, what are the chances that a guy beside our table has not one by two of the required credit card company AND that he is willing to offer to pay for our bill!?!"
"Errr, a big chance actually." I returned.
"A BIG chance!?! In your world maybe. Man, I heard about you, the other guy at the gym said you were a lucky @$$...but this just takes the cake. I'm f@cking livid that you live in this crazy world believing that everything will turn out for the best."
"Dude, if I was REALLY lucky, my card would not have been declined. Suck on that."
".... I hate your logic...." my friend flailing his hands in the air.
"What do you mean? It was the simplest of things. The guy used his credit card to pay for our meal and I him cash for it."
"You know that is not what I mean. How can it be that simple for you? Is your life this easy? It's f@cking unfair for the rest of us. Hell, I pity the guy who is your opposite in terms of luck." my friend ranted in disbelief.
It all started with a hungry stomach and a good offer 30 minutes earlier....
"Oooo a free pasta dish if our order gets past P250 if I charge it to my credit card? Count me in!", I told my gym buddy, "After a two hour workout I am hungry!"
After the meal I hand the credit card with the promotional offer, my only credit card really (I don't like multiple cards, if you have more than one then that, to me, is living past your means).
"Ummm, sir, your card is declined."
"Huuur!?! O rly? Can you try again?"
"I tried several times sir but it really was declined."
"Great, I'll just have to pay by cash then. So how does that work? How much should I pay for the extra pasta?"
"Errr, sir, maybe you have another card? We already punched it in and we already put it in as free... I'm not really sure how to process this."
"You won't accept cash?"
"I don't think I can sir because of the promo."
After several circular exchanges with the waitress and the manager, the guy just beside my table chimes in, "You won't accept cash?" He repeated. He seems to have taken a keen interest in my situation and after a hurried explanation. "Wait, free pasta if I make a P250 purchase with my credit card? I have two of those! I'll pay for his meal and I'll pay mine with my other card to get that free pasta. Is that good?"
......
"Dude, what are the chances that a guy beside our table has not one by two of the required credit card company AND that he is willing to offer to pay for our bill!?!"
"Errr, a big chance actually." I returned.
"A BIG chance!?! In your world maybe. Man, I heard about you, the other guy at the gym said you were a lucky @$$...but this just takes the cake. I'm f@cking livid that you live in this crazy world believing that everything will turn out for the best."
"Dude, if I was REALLY lucky, my card would not have been declined. Suck on that."
".... I hate your logic...." my friend flailing his hands in the air.