They didn’t think you were homeless. They correctly saw you struggle to buy a 10 dollar pizza with change from your pockets.
Most people will use a 20 or a card.
Yeah, you didn’t “need” the help, but that helped you nonetheless.
Also I know this isn’t OP so my breath is wasted, but people need to realize you don’t need to be homeless to be in a rough spot. You can be working poor.
Happened to me in college at the dollar store. Had like 10 things and only quarters. Went back the next day to get 10 more things with those quarters I saved
I find it interesting that we answer to the green texts like if we were on 4chan. When there are very few chances tha OP reads the actual messages
Sometimes Anon says or does something so ridiculous that we just have to respond to it out of sheer frustration or disbelief.
When I post on Lemmy/Reddit/etc, it’s usually not to the OP, but for everyone else reading the same post later.
So if I’m saying something like, “if you’re struggling to pay for a $10 pizza, you could use the charity,” it’s not really for the OP, but for anyone in a similar situation who happens across the post, whether now or a year from now. Having a pocketful of change isn’t a “normal” thing for someone who is financially stable, and if that’s you (i.e. the point where a quarter matters), then you should accept the charity.
Even a greentext has a sliver of truth to it, and I’m interested in discussing that truth that may apply to others.
