Yet another confrontation...

Today we are going to try a little different writing style. I am going to start with the conclusion of the story, and then work backwards. The end product was a customer saying "I'll kill you motherfucker!" and then proceeding to spit at me.

By this point you're probably asking what I did to provoke such a nasty response from what is probably a well educated, intelligent, rational human being that is more than likely from the upper middle class.

Your answer: absolutely nothing.

The following is exactly how this situation played out.

(Winner walks up to counter with 20 ounce cup of coffee)
Me: How's it going?
Success story: Good.
Me: Anything else today?
Success story: No, just the coffee.
Me: That'll be $1.37 please. (Note how I say please, because I have manners and showing them is another opportunity to demonstrate my superiority over my customers)
Success story: I have $1.20.
Me: Okay, it's $1.37.
Success story: I don't have it.
Me: Okay (Takes coffee and sets it on the counter behind me, by this point I have an extremely deep line)
Success story: You're a fucking asshole.(Walks out) (How witty, I have never been called this at work in my whole life. At least I hadn't at that point in time on this particular day, every other day I absolutely have)

Time progresses about 1 minute when the success story walks back in and proceeds to throw an extra 70 cents in change that he didn't have a minute ago on the counter.

Me: You better not ever come back into this store or I'll have you arrested.
Success story: Shut the fuck up or I'll kill you motherfucker. (Spits in my direction)

There you have it. Clearly I provoked this and deserved to have my life threatened, since this winner can't even afford a cup of coffee for $1.37. Something new happens to me everyday.