“Shopkeeper Tom Algie faced a dilemma over Christmas – how to give himself and his three staff time off but without letting down his customers. So he came up with a solution to suit everyone: leaving the hardware store open with an honesty box. He left a note telling shoppers who came in on Boxing Day to serve themselves and then leave their payment in the box he had rigged up. Perhaps astonishingly, his plan worked.”
Trusting shopkeeper keeps store open on day off
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