Computer Lab | Texas, USA
Customer 1: “… ah, okay. Thanks for your help.”
Me: “That’s what I’m here for.”
Customer 2: “I need help…”
Me: “… and that is how it’s done.”
Customer 2: “That was simple. You made me feel dumb.”
Me: “That’s what I’m here… I mean…” (I didn’t know what to say from there)
Restaurant | St. Charles, MO, USA
Me: “Hi, welcome to xxxx! Can I get you something to drink?”
Elderly Customer: *pounds fists on table* “I WANT BEEF!”
Me: “O…k… If you’re ready to order, I could get you our Open-Faced Roast Beef Entree?”
Elderly Customer: “I don’t care, I just want beef!”
Me: “Okay…” *sighs*
Retail | Massachusetts, USA
Pregnant Shoplifter whom the police were just called on: “You’re only doing this because I’m PREGNANT!!!”
Retail | San Francisco, CA, USA
(We close at 7:00 PM every Sunday; a couple was still shopping in my department at 7:13pm and we already gotten a call from security to tell them pretty much to get out)
Me: “Ma’am, just to let you know we’re already closed. If you need to buy something please bring it to the counter now.”
Customer: “Closed? what time do you guys close? It’s only 7:13!”
Me: “We closed at 7:00.”
Customer: “Honey, hurry up. They’re about to close. Who’s ever heard of a store that closes at 7:13pm, thats just so weird!”
Me: “Ma’am, we closed 13 minutes ago; we’ve been closing at 7:00 for at least the past 6 years I’ve been here, and there’s nothing weird about that.”
Customer: “Well I just thought that it would make more sense if you guys closed on an hour. Or at least least have an announcement if you guys are closing at some queer hour.”
Me: “Ma’am, there were 4 announcements loud and clear before we closed.”
Customer: “But why would you close a store at 7:13? That’s just queer, are you sure the store is even closed?”
Me: “Again ma’am, we closed 13 minutes ago at 7:00, and yes I’m sure the store is closed–why would I be lying?”
Customer: “I don’t know. *her boyfriend comes out of the fitting room* “Honey c’mon, let’s buy this stuff and get out of here. Can you believe they close the store at 7:20? Isn’t that just so weird?”
Me: “7!! We CLOSED at 7 o’clock!!”
Vet | Unknown Location
Me: “Emergency veterinary clinic, how can I help you?”
Caller: *worried female voice* “My dog has a red thing on him.”
Me: “Is it actively bleeding?”
Caller: “No.”
Me: “Where is it located?”
Caller: “On his tummy.”
Me: “Can you describe it to me? How large is it? Does it look more like a cut, a rash or an abrasion?”
Caller: “It looks like a little stick of lipstick.”
Me: “That’s his p****.”
Caller: *hangs up*
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Winemaker | Monterey, CA, USA
Winemaker: “…as you taste this pinot you might notice flavors like cherry, vanilla, and roasted meat.”
Taster: “Wow, yeah! That’s amazing. Do you put all that stuff right in the barrels?”
Winemaker: “Ummm…no. Wine is only the fermented juice of the grapes. Those flavors come from the soil…”
Taster: “Oh I see. So you bury it all around the plants.”
Taster’s Girlfriend: “Honey, we should go.”
Bookstore | Albuquerque, NM, USA
Lady: “I’m looking for a book; I don’t remember the name, but it has a green cover.”
Me: *pointing to shelf* “All of our green books are over there.”
University Retail Store | Ontario, Canada
Customer (holding aloft pen): “How long will this pen last?”
Me: “Depends how often you use it.”
Customer: “How often is that?”
(I really didn’t know what to say)
Retail | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Me: “And how would you like to pay for that today?”
Customer: “Debit.”
Me: “Okay, the stripe faces me.”
(She swipes card with the stripe facing her; tries again)
Customer: “Sh*t. Sh*t!!”
(The register times out)
Me: “Hold on; okay, try again. Stripe goes toward me.”
(She finally swipes the card successfully)
Customer: “Where’s the ‘OK’ button?” *pushes the green sticker below the ‘OK’ button*
Me: “It’s the green button.”
(She figures out how to press the button, but then incorrectly types her pin number)
Customer: “Oh God! Oh God, oh my God! SH*T!”
Gas Station | Louisiana, USA
*Customers runs in frantically*
Customer: “How much is y’all’s gas?”
Me: “It’s posted outside, $2.78 a gallon.”
Customer: “DAMN SAND NI**ERS ALWAYS HIKING UP GAS! I’M GOING DOWN THE STREET!”
*returns 10 minutes later*
Customer: “Let me get 10 on pump 3.”