The other night I walked upstairs and into the bathroom. I've been feeling run-down lately but this really hit me. I sat on the edge of the tub and said to my husband "Man. I'm exhausted. Like, pregnant exhausted." He shot me a look like 'Oh, poor you' because he has like zero sympathy for whining, of any kind. I was about to respond with a "What? I really am!" when all the sudden, woosh, I felt a wave of nausea and realized I was about to pass out.
My husband was convinced I just came up the stairs too quickly. Now, I may be fat and out of shape but there was no way that was it. I walk up those stairs at least 4 times everyday and I have never, ever had that happen.
Not that it's that alarming - it happens. But it did get me wondering...a few weeks before that I had two episodes of chest pain. Which I completely blew off because I'm young and healthy. It was one of those things that happened and I thought "Oh. That's weird." and then went on. I think in the back of my mind I kinda thought maybe it was an anxiety attack of some sort.
I just happened to have a doctors appointment scheduled for something unrelated so I casually mentioned the chest pain and dizzy spell. I almost didn't but I'm glad I did. Turns out it was all something that I think I've known for a while and thought I was managing but wasn't. Turns out severe anemia can cause chest pains and fainting. So besides being short on iron, I am totally and completely healthy.
And apparently I'm also a bitch.
It's not like I try to be. Because believe me, some woman really do. That's not the thing with me. Most the time with me it's based on principal and nothing else. I said 'most' the time!
Like today.
I took my kids to Sonic (because Happy Hour really does make me happy) and allowed them to get an "Add In" to their drink. Basically, you pay .20 for a squirt of flavoring. M wanted Blue Coconut. So I order and as the transaction flashes on the screen I notice her drink is .10 more than it should be so I call in and ask why. The guy on the speaker explained that Ocean Waters (sprite and blue coconut flavoring) were a premium drink and directed me (very condescendingly) to look at the menu.
And I was looking at the menu. I was looking right at it. So I very nicely explained that I ordered a sprite with an Add In and the menu said Add Ins were only 20 cents more, so I shouldn't be charged more than that. And there was silence. Nothing. No response. No acknowledgment. Nothing. I thought that was rude but a minute later I saw my order flash on the screen so I thought they were adjusting it (I had paid with debit card) and let it go.
When the carhop brought the drinks the ticket didn't show an adjustment.
It's 10 cents. I get it. It's nothing. Really, I could care less about 10 cents. What I do care about is customer service. So, you just don't respond and that's it? I don't think so.
To me it was completely illogical - you can add Blue Coconut to a Dr. Pepper and it's .20, add it to a Diet Coke and it's .20, add it to a Root Beer and it's .20 but add it to a Sprite and the drink magically becomes special? That's nonsense. And I'm calling you out on it.
So I call back in again.
Yes. I really did.
I told you I was a bitch! And apparently a very stubborn one because I was not going to let this go. And I asked if they were adjusting my ticket. The guy was annoyed and said no, that I ordered an Ocean Water. I'm sure in his head he was thinking "Oh my God, lady! It's 10 f'ng cents!"
But it wasn't just 10 f'ing cents - it was more than that. And it literally was - the way Happy Hour is calculated, it was 14 cents. But wasn't about the money - it was about the principle.
It was also a huge ordeal. Over 10 cents.
That was a fight that I didn't need to fight. But that's the problem - I wanna fight them all. If something is wrong, I want it fixed - no matter how small. I do it nicely and respectfully (to begin with) but why do I feel like fighting it at all? What am I, the superhero of injustices? Here she comes to right the wrong!
I have issues....and not just the low iron kind of issues...
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