CigarMan Andy
Traveling Herf Man
So, I'm at home paying bills and I notice that one of my small credit cards is over the limit and has a charge of $30 for going over. I only use this card for gas and small things, but I had a used the card for a few items this month and the limit was up. I still should have had $150 available. I looked up my recent transactions on line and this is what I found.
A couple of weeks previous, I stopped into one of the local B&Ms to see what they had that was new. I usually don't shop there because they are usually high $ for Opus, Anejo and GOF but they sometimes get the hard to find. Nothing out of the ordinary, but since I had not tried the NUB yet, I bought a couple and a 601 maduro. The total came to $20.03, so I used the card and forgot the receipt. I didn't think anything more about it.
When I reviewed my statement, I had a charge of $125 from that B&M. I ONLY bought three cigars for God sake. Anyway, I called the owner and explained what he had done, and went to go see him. He checked his records for the transaction and the M/C receipts. He found both and they did not match. Being that I had a friendly relationship with them, he corrected the mistake and refunded the money, and the credit card company removed the $30 charge. The owner of the shop gave me a NUB for my trouble.
The facts are these:
I didn't read the receipt before I signed it.
I didn't take the receipt with me for my records.
and
I assumed that people don't make mistakes.
What I learned:
Always read before you sign.
Take and keep all your receipts.
And try and treat people the way you like to be treated.
A couple of weeks previous, I stopped into one of the local B&Ms to see what they had that was new. I usually don't shop there because they are usually high $ for Opus, Anejo and GOF but they sometimes get the hard to find. Nothing out of the ordinary, but since I had not tried the NUB yet, I bought a couple and a 601 maduro. The total came to $20.03, so I used the card and forgot the receipt. I didn't think anything more about it.
When I reviewed my statement, I had a charge of $125 from that B&M. I ONLY bought three cigars for God sake. Anyway, I called the owner and explained what he had done, and went to go see him. He checked his records for the transaction and the M/C receipts. He found both and they did not match. Being that I had a friendly relationship with them, he corrected the mistake and refunded the money, and the credit card company removed the $30 charge. The owner of the shop gave me a NUB for my trouble.
The facts are these:
I didn't read the receipt before I signed it.
I didn't take the receipt with me for my records.
and
I assumed that people don't make mistakes.
What I learned:
Always read before you sign.
Take and keep all your receipts.
And try and treat people the way you like to be treated.
