(A customer comes into the store part of the petrol station after unsuccessfully trying to inflate his tires with our air pump that was labelled as being out of order.)

Customer: “I can’t inflate my tires.”

Me: “Sorry about that. The air pump is broken at the moment, and we’re waiting on the technician to repair it next week.”

Customer: “This is outrageous! I need to inflate my tires!”

Me: “Sorry, there’s not a lot I can do. We have small cans of air, but they’re quite expensive and are only meant for emergencies.”

Customer: “This is the third station in this area I’ve been to today with a faulty pump!”

(Suddenly, the customer narrows his eyes at me.)

Customer: “This can’t be a coincidence.”

Me: “Wait, are you saying I sabotaged not only our own pump, but the air pumps at several competing petrol stations as well?”

Customer: “You must be doing something. This is outrageous!”