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Went to the local DMV to transfer a title, pay for registration (new tags), and pay a fee to keep my old plates. I knew exactly how much it would be, and counted out the exact amount on the counter as the clerk was filling out their portion of the paperwork. He finally says "that will be xxx dollars". I say "excuse me, how much?" he looks down, adds it up again and tells me the same amount. If I was at the local grocery, I would have tried to correct him (I have on occasion when I knew they were shorting themselves). I admit, I thought the highway robbery of current fees to register a car in Portland was too darn much anyway, so rather than argue (or point out his obvious error), I kept my mouth shut, payed the bill, got my tags and left.
Two weeks go by, I'm still chuckling to myself, until today when I get a letter from the DMV demanding payment of an additional $77 within 30 days or they will cancel the transaction/registration. Since I paid in cash, and the receipt was for the correct higher amount, I can't imagine how long it took to figure out the till shortage was from my transaction.
Moral: Do the right thing the first time around
Two weeks go by, I'm still chuckling to myself, until today when I get a letter from the DMV demanding payment of an additional $77 within 30 days or they will cancel the transaction/registration. Since I paid in cash, and the receipt was for the correct higher amount, I can't imagine how long it took to figure out the till shortage was from my transaction.
Moral: Do the right thing the first time around
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