Weird budget question.

Ok, so I had to get some stuff for the wife's car today and the counter person at the local franchise was actually one of the good guys who let me behind the counter to parts hunt. So while I had the run of the candy store I decided to poke through radiator hoses for one I had in mind for the cooling system on the Wartburg.

Anyway, I found the hose, went to check out with a bunch of other stuff and when he rang it all up the stupid computer system wouldnt let him sell me the hose because according to the computer it wasn't in stock and therefore couldnt be sold....weird.

So he put it in my bag and said "freebie"

Is it free? I dont know this guy so it wasnt a special favor. I assume he would have done the same for anyone else that day.

It was just like a $9 hose so its not a big deal but now I dont have a receipt for my records.

take 9 out of the budget just to be safe...?

You didn't pay anything for it so it souldn't count against the budget.

You should put down the cost and let it be know that the parts guy gave it to you.

Kia_racer wrote: You should put down the cost and let it be know that the parts guy gave it to you.

This is likely what I'll do. Our finance guy (LittleturquoiseB here on the forums) is just dreading reconciling the receipts. I just have a stack in a folder and some are things we used, some ended up back on a shelf, and then there is the "partial" use items. We plan on spending our nights on BABE rally running through the receipts...should be loads of fun.