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I'm with you...the amount is irrelevant...you did them a favor.
This bugs me.
I've come to the belief that there are two types of people in this world. Those who realize they need something done, and say to themselves, "I need to figure out how to get this done."
And then there are the types who say, "I need to find someone to do this for me."
If you are the 2nd type, don't come to me to fix/give you what you need. Because once you discover that I will be a source for your personal needs, you will keep looking to me to fulfill them.
Go ask someone else. Better yet, be the person in the office who remembers to keep some dollar bills in their wallet, in case they get hungry.
Sheesh. Misplaced annoyance here - be annoyed with the person who asks to "borrow" a dollar, but never intends to repay it. Yet, expects everyone else to give them what they need.
I bet this person also asks to borrow everyone else's umbrellas, because they don't want to deal with carrying a wet one around.
I am not your mama or your personal ATM.
You know, people like this "troll" the universe (as in fishing) for people who will be their go-to people. The trick is to never take the bait, so they move past you and keep trolling for another sucker.
Uh, no I am not. I am several pay grades lower than this gal. My husband is on a small pension and Social Security. She has a working husband and lives in a very nice house.
Last time I looked, I wasn't a charity.
No, I am absolutely NOT kidding.
Let it go. It will be better for your mental health.
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A dollar is barely a blip on the radar for most people. It probably slipped their mind due to more urgent worries, try a gentle reminder perhaps?
Everyone where I work is always bumming change and a dollar here or there, nobody worries about it. We all know that what goes around comes around, today a borrower, next time a lender, we all have each others backs on that.
Western Union for someone within driving distance sets off all kinds of bad vibes IMO, but if you're feeling froggy you should ask her about it sometime. You might get a really interesting story.
It is just weird. It isn't about the 20 bucks, it is the Western Union involvement.
The answer is that it is very fishy and we could easily guess why.
The 20 bucks til payday thing is no big deal, once. Once is all it takes to be avoided and it is a small price to pay. I wouldn't go to Western Union over it.
The dollar loan is no big deal. I wouldn't make an issue over that, but I have in the past. I worked with a man who was my friend but he was very very cheap. He made a lot of money but it all went into his house and his wife who didn't work spent it. Sometimes he would want to borrow a dollar for a cup of coffee. I would give it to him and I didn't mind. Then I realized that he sometimes forgot to pay it back.
I wouldn't care about that for anybody else, but I was a single working mother and he was a highly paid professional. He shouldn't have been mooching off of me. It wasn't on purpose but his wife wouldn't let him have a dollar. This is true, but how is that my problem?
I think I just said that one day out loud in front of everybody. I wasn't mad, but it was funny.
He said "oh, I will get that dollar back to you" He said that once in a while over the same dollar. Maybe he did give it to me, but I would loan it to him again. I wanted him to have his coffee.
On a sad note, I just sent money in a similar manner to a friend who was in a jam. This is a very good friend who I know is a flake with money but he had to get to his job and I trusted that he would pay me back when he got paid, unless he did something stupid. I knew he could do something stupid at any time. He has done so much for me that the money didn't matter. When the time came that he was supposed to pay me back, he blocked my number. I would accept any excuse except the truth. The truth is obvious now. He is like the 20 dollar lady again, and he wasn't like that for as long as I knew him. That is something that changed recently, I know when, and I know how, but I didn't believe it.
If the $20 can get her out of your life because she would avoid you in order to no repay you, that would definitely be worth it. People like that aren't good to be around. They'll just try to milk you until you're dry then move on to the next person.
I never thought about it that way. It could go both directions though. She could take OP for a fool and keep hitting him (?) up for money after that, or she could make herself scarce to avoid repayment. Most often, they avoid the lender because they don't want to pay back the monies unless they find they can milk the person for more before getting hit up for repayment. It might actually be worth the $25, so consider that scenario, OP.
Uh, no I am not. I am several pay grades lower than this gal. My husband is on a small pension and Social Security. She has a working husband and lives in a very nice house.
Last time I looked, I wasn't a charity.
No, I am absolutely NOT kidding.
If it bothers you so badly, then say "Can I get that dollar back from you? I'd like to get a snack."
I don't think there is a scam involving WU, but I guess yeah, she isn't at home. Or is, with her drug dealer. IDK that was just imagination. If I had an emergency while at home and you offered to bring it, I'd be grateful unless you lived far and I wanted to save you the trip. Of course paying you pack the $5 fee too.
Mainly I think she must not have been at home.
at a casino ?
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