During my recent trip to Ukraine, there were several oddities that caught my attention. We flew into Odessa which has only a small airport with one coffee shop and one kiosk. Upon arrival, bought a bottle of water at the kiosk. The total amount was only a few kopecks shy of an even hyrvnia number. After looking in vain for small change (literally for less than 0.5 cents in USD), the attendant broke open a pack of Wrigley's Doublemint Gum and gave me two sticks as return change. After I realized that she was hoping that I'd be satisfied with the transaction, I simply smiled and thought I probably got more out of the deal.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Need Some Small Change?
During my recent trip to Ukraine, there were several oddities that caught my attention. We flew into Odessa which has only a small airport with one coffee shop and one kiosk. Upon arrival, bought a bottle of water at the kiosk. The total amount was only a few kopecks shy of an even hyrvnia number. After looking in vain for small change (literally for less than 0.5 cents in USD), the attendant broke open a pack of Wrigley's Doublemint Gum and gave me two sticks as return change. After I realized that she was hoping that I'd be satisfied with the transaction, I simply smiled and thought I probably got more out of the deal.
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