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For the love of a milkshake...

On Saturday night my sisters Susannah and Karoline came in to town to see our new niece Laila. After we left the hospital we decided to go by Cookout for milkshakes. (Cookout has the best milkshakes you've ever tasted!)

Riley has become a bit of a milkshake hoarder and you're lucky if you get your shake back once he has it in his hands! I wasn't very hungry so I was sharing my Oreo Mint shake with him.

We needed gas, so Michael pulled into one of our local stations. Before he got out of the car he noticed that Riley had punctured the cup with the straw and the milkshake was leaking all over his clothes. In an effort to save the milkshake for me (since at this point I had barely had a sip--remember the 2 year old milkshake hoarder!) Michael ran into the store with the leaking milkshake and grabbed one of the cups from the drink station.

After dumping the milkshake into the new cup, Michael then went and waited in a very long line so that he could pay for the cup. He said he was tempted to drop a quarter on the counter and leave, but he wanted to tell the clerk what he had done.

When it was his turn in line he explained to the clerk "Tiffany" (actually her name, after the incident definitely not trying to protect her name)what had happened and that he would be glad to pay for the cup. She then told Michael that if he had filled the cup up with ice it would have cost him 15 cents but since it was just the cup it would be 94 cents. Michael looked at her and repeated back to her what she had just said and said something to the effect of that doesn't make much sense and how could she charge 94 cents for an empty cup? She copped an attitude and told him that they had to pay for the cups somehow.

Michael, being the honest and upstanding citizen that he is, paid her the 94 cents and then asked for her manager's name and her name. Somehow, "Tiffany" couldn't remember her manager's full name. Shocking....

So, consider this a warning blog post...if you ever need an empty cup from a convenience store be sure to fill it up with ice--it's cheaper than just the empty cup!