• Published 26th Nov 2014
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"Just Keep The Dang Change!" - Vanilla Mocha



Rarity is acting way too generous, and forces a store clerk to keep the change.

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"Just Keep The Dang Change!"

Rarity and Sweetie Belle came trotting into one of the best stores in Ponyville. As Rarity grabbed a shopping cart, she began to read her scroll.

"Hmm, let's see. Pineapple, Ice Cream, Bananas, Pizza, Candy Corn... Sweetie Belle, darling? Where's my list?" Rarity asked, seeing that this wasn't her shopping scroll.

"Fine. Here it is." Sweetie Belle said, handing her older sister another list.

"Thank you, Sweetie! Now this is a lot more like it." Rarity began to read everything on her list like she did before, "Ribbon, Yarn, String, Cloth, Needles, Gems, Buttons..."

Sweetie Belle tuned out. As Rarity began to pile everything from her list into the shopping cart, Sweetie Belle eyed something from the aisle across from her.

"Rarity! Rarity! Look! It's a Princess Celestia toy! Look!" Sweetie Belle squeaked, her voice sounding excited.

The young filly trotted up to the toy. "Look what happens when I do this, Rarity!" Sweetie hit the yellow button on the toy's cutie-mark.

"Let's fly to the castle," The toy said.

"Can I get it, Rarity?"

"But this toy is too much-"

"You just put a new sewing machine in the shopping cart for five dollars more than this! Can't you spare something for me?" Sweetie Belle looked up at her sister with big, green eyes.

"That's because my old one broke, darling."

"What about the one I got you for Christmas last year with my allowance?"

"Uh... well, darling, I must have misplaced it."

"This is no fair! I bought you something with my own money, now you won't repay me back?"

"Darling, I just need-"

"Fine! Instead of getting you something next time with my own money, I'll buy myself this toy."

"Fine. Now, come on Sweetie Belle."

"Ugh..."




As Rarity and Sweetie Belle stood in a busy checkout line, another cashier opened his own checkout. "I'll take somepony over here on number 5." A brown pegasus said.

"Let's go. Hurry now, darling." The purple-maned unicorn said, turning her shopping cart around.

"How are you doing today, ladies?" The cashier asked, watching Rarity pile up her merchandise.

"Very good, thank y-" Rarity began.

"Not good. My old grumpy greedy sister here wouldn't buy my toy." Sweetie Belle interrupted.

"That's not nice." The cashier looked up at Rarity.

"Now, that was a want, Sweetie Belle. These things are needs." The older unicorn said, looking down at her younger sister.

"I thought your element was generosity." Sweetie Belle mumbled, but loud enough to where the other unicorn could hear it.

Rarity's cheeks turned a light shade of rosy pink.

"Do you like me, lady?" The cashier asked, "because I'm married."

"What? No, no, no! I don't-"

"Sure."

Apparently, the stallion had misunderstood why Rarity had been blushing. She was embarrassed of not representing her element. If word got to Twilight, who knew what would happen?

"Is that all for you today?" The stallion asked, closely watching his customer.

"Oh- uh, yes sir." Rarity fumbled her speech.

"I hope she doesn't like me," The stallion whispered to himself.

"What?" Rarity asked, wondering what he said under his breath.

"Nothing, ma'am."

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, lady. Your total is $49.99." The brown pegasus said, waving his hoof to another employee, hoping to find somepony to put the bought items in the bags.


"Here's some bits." Rarity said.

"Alright, here's 50. Let me just get a penny for you..." The cashier said.

Suddenly, Rarity had an idea. "No, keep the change. I will be generous today, and there's nothing you can't do about it!"

"What?"

"Keep the change!"

"Oh great, she does like me!" He mumbled.

"What was that?" Rarity asked.

"Oh, nothing. Here's your penny." He handed her the coin.

"Oh, no! You keep the change."

"No, take it."

"Keep the change."

"No, I insist. Take it."

Sweetie Belle tuned them out. Does Rarity know shes making a fool of herself? If he doesn't want her 'generosity', she should just take the stupid penny and get it over with instead of being overly annoying!

"Ma'am, this is insane. Just take the penny and get it over with." The pegasus said.

"No, mister. Take the coin!"

"Keep it!"

"No, you have the change."

"Hey!" A yellow pony behind Rarity and Sweetie Belle yelled. "I thought this was the express line!"

"Yeah!" A green mare next to her said.

"Please be patient, Lyra and Bonbon! It's not like you two are all the way back here." A white unicorn with blue hair said, standing a few feet behind the two mares.

"Vinyl? Since when did you shop here?" Lyra asked.

"Ugh! Listen mare, just keep the penny." The now angry pegasus said. Sweat rolled down his face from not only frustration, but from worry, too.

"JUST KEEP THE DANG CHANGE!" Rarity yelled.

The whole store became silent. Everypony's eyes fixed on the purple maned unicorn. Rarity's cheeks became a bright shade of red.

"Just gimme it." Sweetie Belle said. She snatched the coin from the cashier and walked out the door.

"Have... a nice day?" The cashier said, his voice sounding nothing but puzzled.

Rarity slowly and quietly picked up her bagged items using her magic, and walked out of the store.




Author's Note:

This was all based on a true story. :unsuresweetie:




This is also going unedited, so if you see any mistakes please put them in the comments. Thank you! :raritywink:

Comments ( 38 )

"Let's fly to the castle," The toy said.

Guess what I found on Youtube? :trollestia:

:unsuresweetie: Cheap sis real cheap

:raritydespair:What will Twilight think?

:moustache: A cheap date , good news for me!

:facehoof:SPIKE !

:raritystarry: SPIKEY Wikey?

:twistnerd: Was this the EXPRESS LINE?

"Ribbon, Yarn, String, Cloth, Needles, Gems, Buttons..."

Why are there gems on that list?

5316069
:ajbemused: Applejack wishes Rarity would stop being such a little brat.
:flutterrage: Fluttershy would've gotten that guy to keep the change.
:rainbowderp: Rainbow has no idea what the heck just happened.
:trollestia: Celestia wrote a letter in Rarity's name to the stallion admitting her love for him.
:applecry: Apple Bloom wanted to be in this story.

5316507 bruh, gems are on that list cause why would rarity go back to those diamond dog dudes???? (idk thats just mah guess)

Very enjoyable story, indeed. Rarity shouting the title was pretty funny, if you ask me. :rainbowlaugh: But, aside from the good comedy, there was a slight problem. Even though Sweetie Belle is just a child/filly, I can't really picture her saying that her sister is mean just because Rarity won't buy her a toy. However, this is just my opinion.

Overall, like I said, this was a nice and entertaining read. :twilightsmile:

5458773 This story was inspired by me & my sister. (My little sister somewhat hates me, so that's where I got the inspiration for Sweetie Belle.) Other than that, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

5459188 Yeah, I guess you're right. I guess Rarity and Sweetie Belle is the closest thing to being your sister and you. After all, I Applejack and Applebloom's relationship showed absolutely no signs of hatred, and Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo don't really show evidence of a sisterly relationship at all. So, now that you have cleared that up, I completely understand why Sweetie Belle acts this way. :twilightsmile:

"Yeah!" A green mare next to her said.

Pardon, but it should have been,

"A/The mint-green mare next to her said/exclaimed/shouted.

Or maybe

"A/The aqua mare next to her said/exclaimed/shouted.

:raritywink:
:twilightsmile:
Have a nice day!

5316507
Do you remember that episode titled 'Sister-Hooves Social' where SB used up Rare's "Extremely rare Baby Blue Sapphires'?
Or the episode 'A Dog and A Pony Show' where Rarity looks for gems/jewels in Diamond Dog territory?
Or that one episode where --
*Cough*
Do you understand?
:twilightsheepish: Sorry if, in any case, I offended you.
Good day. :twilightsmile:/:pinkiecrazy:

True story too? xD

I hear this phrase all day long at my work. Liked for sheer relatability (spelling...is this even a word?). :pinkiesmile:

5473340 Either way I :rainbowlaugh:'d. :coolphoto:

5473368 I'm glad you liked my story, then. :twilightsmile:

love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ajsmug:

Best story ever!:rainbowlaugh:

5726365 thank you very much!!!

:rainbowlaugh: :rainbowlaugh: :rainbowlaugh: :rainbowlaugh: !!!

Love it, love it, LOVE IT! And I've seen similar things like this happen at a checkout line, too! XD

This was worth reading XD :rainbowlaugh: have a like and fave.

Does Rarity know shes making a fool of herself?

*she's (It's a contraction)

6066628 Thank you! I'll be sure to edit it.

Glad I don't have an annoying sibling to accuse me of being cheap. :rainbowlaugh:

I just realized this is an old story, but you still have the offer of crowd-editing in the author's note, so I will point out the one I noticed:

I will be generous today, and there's nothing you can't do about it!

I'm assuming that Rarity means that there's nothing that the clerk can do about it? Aren't double negatives fun? :moustache:

Rush and Pony on!
T4E

6776006 Thanks for pointing out the double negative XD when I get off my phone and onto something else I'll edit it. (It's impossible to edit a story on mobile :twilightoops:)

Hi there.
I somehow had your profile suggested on a sidebar and thought: I definitely have to take a look at this coffee-mare :rainbowderp:
Turns out, the first story I randomly clicked was great :pinkiehappy: , especially two parts: When Rarity goes through her shopping list and just says "Now this is a lot more like it."^^
And 2nd, when I read your note that this hilarious tale is based on a true story xD

P.s. I hope it´s okay if I stalk your profile a bit for the next few days :pinkiecrazy: I´m searching for some short random or SoL-stories and I like this style

Sincerely,
M. Quill

7010479 Thank you! And XD go ahead! I don't put stuff on the Internet for no one to notice :rainbowwild: If you want any story recommendations, just let me know. ^-^

7010846 Yeah, some recommendations would be nice. Funny, random, and with pleasure something silly :derpytongue2:
Except for that, expect me to randomly scroll through your stories from time to time :twilightsheepish:

7010879 Hmm...well, there's Pinkie Pie Tries To Get Twilight Sparkle To Eat A Quesadilla (that one's pretty popular among my comedy), Sneakie Pie, and my Opposite Personality Series. (The series is based off a prequel story by an old co-author of mine. It's easier if you read in order- you can find the whole series on my page ^-^) Oh, and if you want something a bit longer, I'd recommend The Terror of Nightmare Night. It has more comedy than intended, it's adventure, a little romantic, and pretty random since it was mostly written off improv! :rainbowlaugh:

Anyways, thank you for taking intrest in my works! :twilightsmile: I really appreciate it, it means a lot! :pinkiehappy:

7011144 Thank you very much :twilightsmile: I will try my best to get through them as soon as possible, but I fear that although it sounds interesting, "Terror of Nightmare Night" will have to wait, at least as long as I am still working on one of my bigger stories. (Okay, If you have looked at my profile, it´s my second story anyway and I can hardy be shorter than my first, poor try :facehoof:) But it is simply costing too much time, so I will keep to the Quesadilla for the begin :derpytongue2:

Yeah, no problem :) I always like to get in touch with the authors whose work´s I enjoy :twilightsmile:

7011204 Alright ^^ You don't have to read the ones I recommend to you, anyways. I appreciate what you've read so far, anyways! :pinkiehappy: It means a lot.

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