I have friends who work in revenue protection on the railways and the tales they tell are quite interesting. One fare-dodger told him the same ingenious sob story two weeks running, having failed to recognise him. The first time made her buy a ticket. The second time he handed her over to the police for prosecution.
He comes across people travelling on child fares who can't remember their date of birth, people with forged and altered passes of various descriptions, people who simply claim to have lost their tickets, people locking themselves in the toilets, you name it.
I really don't see how anybody can expect staff who have seen all that to fall for the "lost my ticket" sob story. And you wouldn't expect any other retailer to replace at their own expense goods that you had lost. It's tough, but that's life.
He comes across people travelling on child fares who can't remember their date of birth, people with forged and altered passes of various descriptions, people who simply claim to have lost their tickets, people locking themselves in the toilets, you name it.
I really don't see how anybody can expect staff who have seen all that to fall for the "lost my ticket" sob story. And you wouldn't expect any other retailer to replace at their own expense goods that you had lost. It's tough, but that's life.
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