We work for Sandra Sanders who is the broker/owner of Re/Max Palos Verdes Realty & Re/Max Execs.  We truly respect her and love how she runs her business.  One of the reasons is because this is the type of message she likes to put out to her agents.  This was part of our “What’s New at Re/Max Palos Verdes/Execs” newsletter this spring.  She sends this out quarterly.  I really liked her “Message from Sandra” this quarter and would like to share it!

“Years ago, a 10 year old boy went to the soda shop and asked the waitress, “What does an ice cream sundae cost?”
“Fifty Cents,” the waitress replied.

The little boy reached into his pocket and carefully counted his change as the waitress became more and more impatient.  She had “bigger” customers to wait on.

“How much for just plain ice cream?” the boy asked.  The waitress noticeably irritated, said “Thirty five cents.”  Again the boy slowly counted his money and then asked for a dish of plain ice cream and paid the correct amount.

Later, the waitress cleared the boy’s dish and there on the counter he had left two nickels and five pennies.  She realized that he had had enough money for the sundae, but had sacrificed so that he could leave her a tip.

The moral of the story: Before passing judgment, first treat others with courtesy, dignity and respect.