Some of you might have seen my lost dog thread in the doghouse. My poor DD's are devastated that their dog is missing and we've been ringing everyone, posting on every pet site we can find and hanging up flyers everywhere. It's been a rough week for all of us. Overall, people have been really helpful and supportive and taken flyers and offered to keep an eye out for him. (Apart from the bugger who has him, obviously!).
Anyway, my 4 year old DD gave a flyer to one of the local shop keepers after we stopped in to buy milk, and she said "Oh, how awful, you must be so worried... That'll be 50p, please"
I paid it, of course, but I was taken aback that she even thought of charging us to post it. None of the other local businesses wanted payment for putting flyers up and even the newspapers didn't charge us for advertising space. I know it's a nothing amount, but I was surprised that her first thought seemed to be "hmm, I can profit from your misfortune", especially when the person asking was a 4 year old with a missing dog. AIBU, or was that just a teensy bit grasping?
(His lost dog page is here if you're willing to share it on facebook or twitter. Do let me know if you'll be charging for the service, though, as I may need to sort out a second mortgage!)