Witnessed woman maxing out her credit card yesterday

[Liberal_in_LA]

Women in front of me in line at a 'Big Lots'...Big Lots is like a messy Target or Kmart. Her total came to over $400. She scanned her card, while holding money in her hands ready for the card to be declined. The card was declined, she gave the cashier about $100. The card was then scanned for $300 and went through. I've seen this kind of behavior before - the person pays enough to max the card

And, no, she wasn't buying essentials. her cart was full of couch throw pillows, kitchen towels, two big dog beds, 5 giant plastic storage tubs, lots of decorative stuff. Stuff that could have waited.

**on edit, I guess I should say why I posted this... the whole thing kinda of depressed me. Buying junk made in China with one's future***