365个英语简短小故事-347. The Refund (2)
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：365个英语简短小故事
The checker called the bag girl over, who went back to aisle 1 4 to do a price check. She returned shortly; $5.32 was indeed the correct price. The checker gave Delbert 64 cents to cover the overcharge and the tax. He told her that he thought he was supposed to get the item free if Ralfs overcharged him for it. She said, “Oh, we don’t do that anymore.”
That figures, Delbert thought. Just before he got to the store exit, he saw an assistant manager. Delbert asked him about the overcharge policy. The man said, “Yes, for most items, if you’re overcharged, you’ll get the item for free. Let me get the manager for you.”
When the manager arrived, Delbert explained his situation. Silently, the manager looked at the receipt 2 and then asked for Delbert's 64 cents. The manager went to aisle 4 to check the price tag 3. He returned to Delbert about five minutes later. He gave him $5.32. Delbert thanked him. The manager said “You’re welcome,” but he didn’t say it in a friendly manner.
Delbert didn’t feel sorry for the manager, the clerk, or the store. Their overcharge policy wasn’t posted anywhere for customers to see. The employees knew nothing about it, or else were told to keep quiet about it. Delbert had spent way too much time over the last 15 years trying to figure out Ralfs’ tricky 4 and confusing price tags 5. They owed him a lot more than $5.32 for all his wasted time over all those years.
- The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
- The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
- We are in receipt of your letter of the 10th.我们收到了您十日的来函。
- I asked for a receipt.我要一张收据。
- Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
- The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。