Davis Pantry - 927 Davis Street #1, Evanston

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• Nick Stone
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  I used to frequent this little convenience store, but that all changed one day when the guy who works there tried to rip me off (and I think he owns the shop, too...he's the only person I've ever seen working in the place).
  
  This is what happened: I was buying a drink marked for 99 cents + tax (actually, those 99 cent drinks were the only reason I went there, as I couldn't find them anywhere else in town back then). So I went and took my drink up to the counter to pay for it (remember, it was marked for 99 cents + tax, which came to a total at the time of $1.08). I took a dollar bill out of my wallet, handed the guy who works there the bill, and reached into my pocket for the other 8 cents I owed to cover tax. I looked down at the change to count out the 8 cents, which took all of about 3 seconds, then I handed the guy the 8 cents, grabbed my drink and turned to leave.
  
  At this point, the guy behind the counter said "Hey - you still owe me a dollar. give me a dollar." Thinking that the guy had somehow forgotten that I had already handed him the dollar bill, I said to him, "I did give you a dollar. I handed you a dollar bill before I got out the change I needed to finish paying you, remember?" He started to sound a bit frustrated at this point, saying "No you didn't! Give me a dollar now, or you can't leave with that drink!" This set off a "red flag" to me, as I knew that I had handed him my only dollar bill...indeed, it was the only paper money I had had on me at the time, so I responded "I know I gave you that dollar bill. I don't owe you anything else right now." Now he was getting pretty upset, and he angrily demanded that I owed him a dollar still. It was at this point in the argument that I said to him in an angry, but normal-volume voice "Look, I know I gave you a dollar, and then I gave you the eight cents to cover tax too. If you don't believe me, then go ahead and check the security camera footage!" This made him go quiet for a moment, after which he waved his hand dismissively and said "Get out of here!"
  
  I then left with my legally purchased drink in hand, calling over my shoulder "You tried to cheat me, so you just lost a customer for life! I hope you're happy with that!" Needless to say, I've never gone back into that store since then.
  
  A lot of other people I know still shop there without any issues, but I'm in no rush to trust the guy who works there again. Let this be a cautionary message to anyone who might think to shop there: chances are that you will be able to buy stuff there without any problems, but there is still a chance that the guy might try to pull the same kind of stunt on you that he tried on me. My advice? Hold onto your cash until you have gotten out enough to pay for your stuff, and then give it all to the guy at once. Keep an eye on whether or not he gives correct change, and make sure that you don't end up getting played for the fool by this guy. Or you could just walk the one block east (toward and then past the train tracks) to 7-11, and shop there instead.
  
  It's your money, and your choice.

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