If there’s one common mistake that all stupid customers have made, it is that simple error of getting a name wrong. Be it a product, a person, a store or a place, these simplest of gems often have the most horrific and memorable results…
Customer: “I wanted to know about SEO. What’s that?”
Me: “SEO is Search Engine Optimization. In a nutshell, I can help you to get noticed by search engines.”
Customer: “So, you’re SEO are you? I want to meet him.”
Me: “I don’t understand. What do you mean?”
Customer: “SEO is the name of a friend of mine in World of Warcraft. Are you him? Hey! How are you? I didn’t know you did web sites!”

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Customer: “Hi, do you have coitus?”
Me: *pause* “Excuse me?”
Customer: “Coitus! Do you have coitus?!”
Me: “Alright, sir, I really hope I’m understanding you wrong, so I need you to say what you want a bit slower.”
(He thinks for a long time, then slowly says the word, drawing out every letter.)
Customer: “Curtains?”

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Customer: *throws bag of food at me* “It’s f***ing cold! Your chicken is terrible and the bun is stale!”
Me: “Uh, this is–”
Customer: “No, shut up! You guys always f*** me over, you’re not getting away with it today!”
Me: “You didn’t–”
Customer: “Fine! Get your manager, if you won’t help me. Enjoy being fired, a**wipe!”
Another customer: “You’re at [fast food outlet], mate. You bought your food from [rival store], next door.”
Customer: “Oh.” *awkward silence* “Can I have that bag back?”

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Me: “Hi, Welcome to the post office. How can I help you?”
Customer: “Yes, I have a problem, I deleted all the messages on my house phone, how do I get them back?”
Me: “I’m sorry?”
Customer: “Well I only wanted to delete one message on my phone, but they all got erased, can you help me?”
Me: “I’m sorry, but I don’t quite understand the problem. You know you have called the postal service, yes?”
Customer: “Yes.”
Me: “Well unfortunately I can’t assist you. You may need to ring the manufacturer of the phone and see how to get your messages back.”
Customer: “But it’s voice-mail! Mail! Why can’t you help me?!”

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Me: *wrapping up the call* “Thank’s very much Hugh! Was
there anything else?”
Caller: “And what was your name? Oh Emma, right.”
Me: “My name is Uma.”
Caller: “Yuma?”
Me: “Like Uma Thurman.”
Caller: “Oh, like the actress? Are you as pretty as she is? Do you look like her?”
Me: “No. Do you look like Hugh Grant? Or Hugh Jackman?”
Caller: “Try Hugh Hefner.”

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