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Spare Change Expectations

So I was about to walk into my local supermarket this evening when a guy walked up to me and asked if I could spare some change. I gave him a couple of bucks and he walked into the store ahead of me. A minute later at the cash register, I saw him with a Miller Lite tall-boy in his hand.

Is it wrong that the only thing I was disappointed about was his choice of beer?

Comments:

1
jdogg writes:

you didn’t go ahead and pony up the extra cash for a great Seattle microbrew?

2

He can’t buy a place to live with it, can he? And besides, beer can be very filling :-)

3
Gary writes:

New Years Resolution: To always have a 6 pack of Pyramid’s Snow Cap to give to the needy.

4

I would’ve gone to McDonald’s. :P

5
J.D. Myers writes:

He could have at least gone with a Guinness!

6
Paul Roe writes:

Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale….

Need I say more

7
matt writes:

at least it wasn’t mouthwash

8
Mike Karolow writes:

If looking for that classic pounder, I always recommend the champange of beers.

9
Daniel writes:

I agree with Mike on this one.

It’s all about the champange of beers.

10
Daniel writes:

I agree with Mike on this one.

It’s all about the champange of beers.

11
Mark Payne writes:

At least it wasn’t Cobra or Magnum! If I was homeless, I’d have gone with Steele Reserve — get more bang for the buck.

12
John writes:

At least it wasn’t crack?!?

I agree with Mark Payne, steel reserve is more bang for the buck. Gary, spare some change, er a 6 pack of Pyramid’s Snow Cap?

13
Mason writes:

What’d ya expect? For him to go invest in the stock exchange? That’s what landed him in this position in the first place. Take comfort in the fact that you provided the poor man with some form of temporary relief.

(Editor’s Note: Yeah, I think that’s the point. I don’t care that he bought beer… I was just concerned with the beer choice.)

14
Red Baron writes:

Your brief dialog with the man, had nothing to do with what he was going to do with the couple of bucks…He offered you no insights, and you instilled upon him no preconceived requirements to the charity. It was a simple exchange. 2 Bucks? Yeah. Sure. Here.

Au Contraire: It would have been wrong for you to harbor any emotions about his use of the given clams…Beyond the insulting choice of brew. Stand there all day, behind the cashier…I’ll give you a clip-board…We can do a survey.

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