A week ago I was at home depot looking for some rubber washers. After searching the store in vain, and twice being misdirected by employees, I found some washers attached to a hose. So I carried the hose into the tool section and took some cutters and cut the tie-wrap and dropped the hose there on the floor.

Then as I walked through check out I showed the washers to the cashier. "Do you sell these?" I asked.

The cashier paused and throught. "Somewhere," he said, "Maybe back in the garden section."

Thank you I said, paying for my board and pocketing the washers.

I figure if I get out of there without going postal, thats thanks enough.