How valuable are you as a customer?

[jambo101]

I've been going to the local convenience store almost everyday for a couple of years buying morning coffee sometimes a muffin, quart of milk,loaf of bread, lottery tickets,gas for my 2 cars.
On Monday as i only needed a coffee i brought exact change along,unbeknownst to me the price of a coffee went up 10 cents over the weekend so when i got to the cash i was 10 cents short, i said to the clerk i'll bring an extra dime tomorrow,to my astonishment he said no can do need the exact price...Really? .
Obviously if my being a customer isnt worth 10 cents he wont care that i've taken my $100+ per week business across the street.
Kind of a shame these days 10 cents is worth more than a regular customer..

[GeorgeGist]

1. Cool story, bro.

[Phentex]

2. That would hurt...

I am not sure how I would react. Here, I think someone would offer to pay the dime but I don't know if the clerk would have denied me in the first place. What did you say to the clerk after he said he needed the exact change?

[jambo101]

3. I said

Really?, you gotta be kidding., i spend close to $120 a week here and you dont trust me for a dime till tomorrow?
Where upon he said my cash wont balance at the end of the day if i dont put in full price.
At this point i didnt want to debate further i asked for a smaller coffee and i left the store never to return.

I found it odd that he poured half of the large coffee into a smaller cup then threw out the rest of the large coffee along with the cup and the lid

[MosheFeingold]

4. He did you a favor.

Now, you can go spend your money with someone who isn't a prick.