Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
Magi said:Peetza, its a scam. Seriously.
Did you miss the several posts where I acknowledged that possibility?
From my first post:
Peetzakilla said:I doubt that it's "Walgreens" specific. A pharmacy is a pharmacy. Besides that, it's not even pharmacy specific. The nearly identical scam goes down regarding baby formula, gasoline, milk, food.....
It's also sometimes NOT a scam. We have people come to my church asking for money all the time. ALL-THE-TIME. Sometimes, it's a scam. Sometimes it's not. We always assume that it MIGHT BE, while simultaneously trying to show that it's not, so that we can help people in need. We're not naive. We don't give people cash, EVER. We also don't turn people away because they're asking in a way that might be suspicious or different than what we would do. We do everything we can to help everyone we can help.
KingEdward's action were completely legitimate. Personally, I would have told the guy that I'd meet him at the pharmacy and go in with him to cover the difference. That would have completely solved the issue. It would be instantly clear that it was either a scam or not. However, KingEdward is not obliged to do what I would do. He acted in a reasonable way, consistent with a responsible armed citizen.