A while ago, at work, a co-worker mentioned to me that he and his wife had a stash of leftover diapers that their baby grew out of too fast.
He asked me if I wanted them for my baby. I responded with a casual 'sure, that would be awesome' not really caring or interested, but glad to take free diapers if he was wanting to get them out of his house, and had no use for them. But no big deal.
So, the next week, he brought me the diapers in a huge gift bag. This is bad on my part, but I will honestly say that I thought it was cute and funny that he put them in a gift bag, after clearly telling me he just had these diapers left over, and was hoping somebody else could use them. But it was a gift all the same, and if he wanted to pass this off as a baby gift, that's his prerogative.
I don't really know how many there are, but it looks like a lot.
When he gave me the diapers, I was on the phone. (What? I was at work). He left them by me, and we made eye contact. I mouthed the words 'thank you' and that was that.
A few days later, I ran into him at work again. He casually said in passing ' just leave some cash for me, for the diapers, whenever you get to it.'
WHAT THE....???
I laughed. And looked back at him as if he were pulling my leg.
A few days following that, he said it again. So, this time I responded. 'Oh, are you serious? I thought you were giving me a gift?' (how silly of me to miss this transaction when there was never a SALE that took place, and the diapers were delivered to me in a gift bag?)
He responded 'Well, there's like 90 diapers in that bag - you should expect to pay SOMETHING for them...'
Oh, should I?
What on earth is this? Who is this guy?
I'm giving the GIFT back. What would you do?
Seriously though. Why would I pay money for leftover diapers, not in a box? I'll get my own NEW diapers, especially if I'm forking out ANY sort of cash for them.
And, to make matters worse, another guy that I work with piped in 'Yeah Steve, 'She' can pay you for them, 'She' is loaded.'
Who are these idiots, and where is their Social Grace? Any why on earth would anybody's financial standing have anything to do with why they should or should not get a gift?
Neither of them know mine anyway - I'm just starting to assume they are both slimy salesman. And, don't they realize that we all have the same job, and likely get paid close to the same? Stupid.
WOW.
And, lame of me to bring this 'thought' into the workplace, but REALLY, WHO gives leftover diapers, and then asks the PREGNANT lady to give them money for them. Who are these sick people?
