I’m still worked up about it so I thought I’d blog it!

So last night Russell, Madi, Lincon and I went to a silent auction for a fund raiser.  Isn’t the idea of a silent auction to out bid people?  Even if it’s right up to the last second?

This lady and I were both bidding on tickets to the zoo.  We have family coming from out of state and we will be for sure going to the zoo.  When there was 7 seconds left she wrote in another bid under mine.  She finished and there was still 2 seconds left.  So, I had a pencil in my hand ready to write my bid.  I was going to win the tickets.  Everyone knows I’m all about a good deal.  So I wrote in my bid and they closed the table.

I then get in line to pay and I see the lady come up to my mom (who was working at the auction)  Oh and did I mention this other lady was working there too.  She wore her shirt to identify herself as someone who works there and was part of the team to raise money for a good cause.  She leans over to my mom and tells her something like I cheated and wrote in my bid after they closed the table.  Not true.  There was two seconds left.  I wasn’t going to let her walk away from the night thinking that I cheated.

I chimed in and said “Actually there was one second left when I was finished writing my bid”

“You were still writing when there was one second left” She got a little attitude.

Then the nice me says “If it’s that important to you, you can have the tickets because we are going no matter what.”

She says “Fine I will take them, THANK YOU”  (attitude yet again)

“Good have them!”  I began to have an attitude too.

Then someone asked me if I really wanted to let her have the tickets and I said “Yeah, I’m not going to stand here and argue about it, thats petty.”

Then she has the nerve to say “you’re the one arguing about it”

I dropped it at that point.  My adrenaline was sure going.  I don’t like confrontation but I wanted her to know that I did not cheat at writing in my bid. Outbidding is the name of the game.  I couldn’t believe that someone who was there to represent Relay for Life would act like that to someone from the outside trying to participate in raising money for a good cause.  I think she should be embarrassed for embarrassing the others that she was representing.

Madi was disappointed because all she wanted me to win was the zoo tickets.  I had to explain to her the whole situation.  I told her that sometimes you have to step up and be the bigger person, even though you may not like it.  She is slowly and unfortunately learning that not everyone in life is going to treat you right or treat you good.  What a reality check for her.  Anyways, there’s my vent. Maybe now that I’ve blogged about it, I can let it go.

~ by tshasthoughts on June 10, 2008.