What started as a charade that you initially found goofy and unnecessary has turned into a full-fledged commitment to respecting your confidential banking information.
After dining at a restaurant with your partner on Thursday, you approached the cashier station to pay with a debit card.
When prompted to enter your PIN, the cashier made a show of turning away, causing you to roll your eyes at your partner as you have always found this gesture rather silly.
“I saw what you did with your eyes,” the cashier said, her head still turned. She then explained that by glancing at a security mirror while she turned, she could still see you and could probably deduce your PIN from your hand movements, if she were so inclined.
“That’s why we fully commit to respecting your privacy when you are at your most financially vulnerable,” she said. “Let’s start from the beginning.”
The cashier cancelled and reinitiated the transaction. As before, she turned her head, but this time she also put on a blindfold, which you and your partner found reassuring.
As you began to enter your PIN, she recited the numbers out loud. “Six – three…” She then scolded you for your gullibility and explained that the blindfold was see-through, a prop from a magic show.
She again reinitiated the transaction. This time, she turned away, put on the blindfold and placed a paper sack over her head.
“Paper is translucent.” she said when you started to enter your PIN. “All I have to do is press my eyes against it. Again.”
The next time you were prompted to enter your PIN, she repeated the previous steps but also put in a request for a holiday, which was immediately accepted.
Still wearing the blindfold and sack, she boarded an airplane and flew to the Mexican island of Cozumel. She immediately checked into a hotel, turned off the wifi, sat in the bedroom with the curtains drawn, and asked a waiter named Javier to ensure that she wasn’t peeking.
You were finally able to enter your PIN in total secrecy. You later learned that the cashier had decided to stay in Cozumel and become a financial security consultant.
Years later, you received a letter from the cashier thanking you for your role in getting her to start a new chapter in life. She informed you that she and Javier were married and that they have just welcomed their first child.
You went to a baby shop and bought a blanket and toy for newborns and sent it to them.
A few weeks later, you received a thank-you card, but the cashier announced that she could still see you while you entered your PIN at the baby shop.
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Originally published by RTL Today
