I am not quite sure what to make of it - except giving thanks!

My canvas shoes are getting tattered and torn. But they are the most comfortable ones I can wear at home.
Payless only carries them in the summer. After having in mind for couple of weeks, I headed out to the store.
The price for canvas runners are rediculously high. $30 to S40 a pair. I remember the days I used to pay $5 to $10 a pair. Anyway, luck has it on me, I found a pair marked for half price but in size 8. I looked at the size 7 1/2, which is really my size, but it has no 1/2 price tag on.

So I took both to the cashier. It was a young man. He said the 1/2 price sale tag was from last week's sale. I said that I would not pay $45 for a pair of canvas shoe. Can he do something about it. He went to check with his supervisor. He came back and said I can have them for $33. I said it is still to high. Can he do something better still. I commented that they should honor the sale price tag. So he went to check with superviser again. He came back and said he can work something out on the computer. He told me he is working on three jobs in the summer to pay for his tuition at one of the colleges inorder to get his computer degree, which he has only one course left, but the college does not offer it in the summer. He is a nice young man.

Then he said he got it. He gave me a half price. Then he proceeded to take $2.25 and $4.05 further off from some store coupons. I ended up paying only $16.19 for my shoes plus $2.02 tax. Not bad for the bargin of the day :)
I am not sure if he needs his job badly as me and my shoes!