MASON COUNTY, MI - It was a sticky situation for one gas station clerk in Mason County's Branch Township who apparently didn't add enough sprinkles to ice cream as part of a customer's order.

Mason County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a store in the 6100 block of East U.S. 10 in Branch Township when a clerk reported a disturbance inside the store.

Kim Cole, Mason County sheriff, said around 8:16 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, a woman, along with a male companion, came into the store and ordered ice cream.

When the ice cream was handed to the woman, the transaction took an unexpected turn, Cole said.

"The clerk called police because the customer was upset because she didn't have enough sprinkles," Cole said.

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The male with her attempted to calm her down as she screamed at the clerk, Cole said. The female then attempted to hit the male.

The two left the store in a vehicle and the clerk managed to get the license plate number. However, they were out of the area by the time authorities arrived to the scene.

The clerk was not injured. It wasn't clear whether the "short-changed" customer took the ice cream with her when she left, Cole said. The clerk did not wish to press charges.

Heather Lynn Peters covers police and fire, and writes a statewide food column, The Spunky Kitchen, for MLive/Muskegon Chronicle. Email her at hpeters@mlive.com and follow her on Twitter @HLPNEWS.