I like my computer. I like my music. And yes I know I'm crazy.
Hardware store
Harrisburg, PA, USAMe (store employee): Hi, how are you today? can I help you find anything?
Customer (with strong New England accent): Can you tell me where you keep your caulk. (unfortunately with a New England accent CAULK sounds like COCK.)
Me: (I let loose a short laugh-…
call center
Southern Utah Utah USA(I work at a call center for a cell phone company. I’ve been in training for a few weeks to understand how to work the systems and respond to customers.)
Me: Thank you for calling_____ my name is ____ How can I help you?
Customer: My phone is broken, I’m out…
Service Provider
NB, Canada(As university students, my room mate and I are always looking to cut down on costs.)
Me: *Picks up phone* Hello?
Caller: Hello, may I speak to (me)? I’m (name) from (current service provider).
Me: This is she.
Caller: I’m just calling to inform you about our…
drugstore
West Canada(Canada is phasing out the penny, so when dealing in cash everything is rounded to the nearest 5 cents. My total comes to 3.76, so I give him 3.75. He says nothing, does nothing, just stares at me as I grow more and more uncomfortable)
Cashier: “It’s 3.76. You didn’t give…
Garden Center
CaliforniaA customer’s purchase comes to $1.97. He pays with a $2 bill, and as I’m handing him his 3 cents change and receipt I say “I don’t see 2 dollar bills too often any more…”
Customer:
“Oh my wife saves those, I probably shouldn’t have paid with that.”
Me: “You can buy…
Pet Store
Rochester, NY(The customer next in line hears that the woman in front of her has a coupon, and starts to search in her phone)
Me: Hello, how are you doing today?
Customer: How come I didn’t get any coupons?
Me: Oh, the coupons are rewards based, which means the coupons you receive…
- Me: WHEN I WAS
- Dad: what
- Me: A YOUNG BOY
- Dad: oh God
- Me: MY FATHER
- Dad: not again
- Me: TOOK ME INTO THE CITY
- Dad: no I didn't
- Me: TO SEE A MARCHING BAND
- Dad: you're not even a boy
Retail
Alberta, Canada(I am an Off-Duty Firefighter/Paramedic helpingout a short staffed toy store in a mall, this takes place in the food court while I am chatting with a security guard)
Customer: Why are you wasting your life working at (toy store). You should be doing something useful, making a contribution to society…
Me: *Pulls out wallet, flashing Paramedic ID*
Customer:*speechless*
Restaurant
Arlington, VA, USA*I’m a cashier at a popular franchise sandwich shop. We gets tons of people coming in all day long, and in addition to sandwiches, we also serve coffee, which is obviously more popular in the mornings. I haven’t been working there long, only a month and a half,…
