Oh the temptation….

This has been a strange week. It started last week when I received my Sephora order and noticed an extra waterproof eyeliner in my package. I checked the order slip, and my order confirmation in the app to make sure I didn’t accidentally order two, and I had not.

So there I was in a dilemma: Do I call and fix it at my inconvenience and aggravation or do I simply ignore it as their mistake? The temptation is always strong to say “Hey, it was your mistake, not my problem” but I just couldn’t. It’s not that I am “holier than thou,” I am very much not, but I also know that if I truly want to be Christlike, I have to try to be “different” than the world. (Very much a “work in progress”)

Does this mean I would judge others for keeping the item? Absolutely not. All of the usual justifications ran through my head as they do everyone else. And if I’m honest, I’m sure I’ve kept items that were accidentally thrown in my orders in the past. But I’ve been on a journey of trying to do better…to BE better than I have ever been before.  So I did the unthinkable and called customer service to report my nonexistent crime.

That was a trip…. The woman barely spoke English, and I had to keep politely asking her to repeat herself so I could understand what she was saying. I finally heard the words I needed to hear, “I have taken care of it,” so I could in all conscience’s sake, hang up the phone. I still don’t know if she charged me or not, but at $10, I don’t really care. That call cost me an aggravating 15 minutes of my life, but I did what I consider to be the “right” thing, so it was worth it.

The second incident happened a few days ago. I received my Pura order, and there was an extra fragrance bottle in it. I sighed the sigh of a supremely annoyed person and got on my phone to try and figure out how to deal with it. Turns out Pura is a giant pain in the A to get ahold of… After approximately 20 minutes of rooting around in my app, trying to find a way to contact them, I FINALLY found an E mail portal. I sent the email stating my dilemma and haven’t heard back yet.

But at least I did all I can do for now….

The THIRD (yes, 3!) incident happened at a Mexican restaurant last night. My youngest (Zachary) and I decided to go out to dinner together as a treat because Jeff and Tyler weren’t home. It was a challenging experience as the waiter, after bringing our drinks, forgot us.

And when I say forgot us, I mean a table of 10 came in 15 minutes after us and received food before anyone noticed us to take our order. Did I go all “Karen” on them? No…like I said, trying to be a better person. Was I tempted to go all “Karen” on them?

I’d rather not say….

Mercifully, we were finally noticed, and they took our order. Zach and I had a lovely time conversing while we waited so there are blessings even in trials, but I had ordered a margarita and needed some food to improve my ability to walk. I will say they didn’t chintz on the tequila. Zach was driving so I suppose he would have been able to somehow cart me home, but I still have this stupid cane, so I imagine he was grateful when our food arrived.   

The next dilemma came with the check. When I looked it over, before I paid, I noticed that my drink ($6) and the cheese dip ($5) weren’t on the check. I waited for the server to come back and let him know that those items weren’t on there, and he thanked me for telling him and took the check to adjust it. Was it tempting to say “Hey, they made us wait forever, and gave us poor service.” Sure! But I also know that if I take things without paying for them, that is stealing and I refuse to give Satan the satisfaction.

(Ooh…I just read that with Dana Carvey’s Church Lady voice…TEE HEE)

 Just so you know, I also tipped well. It irritates me when Christians don’t tip well. I’ve read more than one article about this, and it makes me angry as we are supposed to be generous… but not my place to judge….,

However…

STOP MAKING THE REST OF US LOOK BAD!

So there you have it…three similar temptations in just over one week… obviously I still fall very short of where I need to be. If you need proof, read the above paragraph…. That was very judgey and I now have to confess that sin of being judgmental.

Like I said, I’m a work in progress….