That’s the problem with our society. Everyone is trying to make a buck and upsell, upsell, upsell.

At the post office, I wanted to send a book to a friend in Chicago and I wanted to pay book rate (about $2). Well, the clerk wouldn’t have it, she tried to convince me to go express, buy insurance and package tracking. Her reasoning: a gift should arrive quickly and safely.

What? pay $20 to ship a book that’s worth $20? What a joke!
I’m sick of the salesmen selling me things I don’t need. Most consumers are weak and will buy whatever they are sold.

I feel sorry for the immigrants who don’t speak English getting extorted everyday. One Mexican guy I know got a speeding ticket because a woman thought that he was speeding and called the police on him as they were parking in the shopping center. The officer gave him a ticket on the woman’s word. That was in Klantee. Well, he doesn’t speak English so was not able to fight it in court so he paid $250.

Immigrants are extorted everyday for small things such as check-cashing, calling cards, video-rentals, 7-eleven groceries. Not surprising that this person lost his house on a mortgage he couldn’t afford.