secret pricing

Long, good day.

I walk 7.5 miles in my Mephisto's and by the time I leave work I feel like I am walking on small needles. I even Google home remedies for foot pain.

I carry, hang, and lug truckloads of clothes from the dressing rooms to the freight elevator area where are "go-backs" are placed.

I get a workout worthy of a military boot camp.

I am exhausted.

And hungry.

Before leaving for work at eleven this morning I eat two slices of cranberry walnut bread with tuna.

I don't break for lunch. 

I have two cups of coffee and one delicious cookie that my co-worker Vince made. That's it.

I am starving by the time I leave work at nine.

I don't want to take time to eat in a restaurant. I don't want pizza. And Agata is closed.

So I stop in at the local bagel place.

I order something easy. An egg salad sandwich, avocado, one slice of tomato, all on a flattened bagel.

I go to pay. "That's $10.83," says the guy behind the counter. 

"How can that be I ask?"

"6.45 for the sandwich. An extra dollar for the bagel because it's flattened. (This is worthy of an argument that I chose not to have). $1.50 for the avocado. And $1 for the tomato. Plus tax."

I look up at the big pricing board above the deli counter and see, "Egg Salad Sandwich: $4.45."

I tell the guy that it's $4.45 and not $6.45 for the sandwich.

"Ya, I know.  We need to change the sign. Our pricing has changed."

"Well, you need to go with what's posted. That's the law."

I say this with authority guessing that it has to be true. You can't just change pricing without telling your customers. 

Imagine people coming into Saks and the dress they want to buy has a tag on it for $445 and I charge them $645, with the explanation, "We changed the pricing on that dress last week and plan to change the tags soon. Sorry for the inconvenience."

So the deli guy and I get into a bit of an argument. It ends with him saying,  "Fine, just pay whatever you want. And then leave." He is not happy with me. The feeling is mutual.

I pay $8.50, come home, and eat my sandwich. 

It is not very good. 

Too much mayo in the egg salad. And too much drama in the ordering.