I Sure Will Party!

I went to Iparty this evening to pick up some Irish-themed items for an event in May while they're in stock for the impending High Holiday. The event in May has something to do with my mother and her becoming another year older. Enough about that.
I grabbed a few items that I loved and then a few that I wasn't 100% in love with. I sauntered over to the cash register and the young lad rang me up and announced my total - $43.21.
$43.21?
That is not what I had in mind. This totally caught me off-guard but I swiped my credit card anyways.
It wasn't until I was in my car driving home that I realized that I definitely shouldn't have purchased these items. I did what any person in their right mind should do - I turned around and drove back to the store.
I parked my car in the same parking spot I had just left and looked at my receipt. "Food, Seasonal & Clearance items are Non-Returnable." Crap.
I tried my luck (of the Irish) anyways.
I walked in and, thankfully, the young boy that rang me up just minutes earlier was still at his register.
Me: "Hi. I was in here, like, five minutes ago. Can I return these?"
Boy: "Oh, sure."
Me: "Great. I found something else somewhere else." I lied.
Boy: "Want me to refund your card or give you cash?"
Me: "Oh, if I could get cash that'd be great...but either one is fine."
Boy: "Okay, here's $25.59."
I dumped the cash into my purse and ran back to my car because I know, having worked in retail for several years, he shouldn't have done that.
This shopping experience completely shocked me. I went into that store expecting to be rejected and getting stuck with these items. I came out with cash and a new love for Iparty.