Not A Planet You Want To Piss Off
Me: “Hi, did you find everything all right?”
Customer: “Yeah, I brought in my old printer ink so I know which number to get.”
Me: “A very good idea. And would you like to recycle your ink cartridge? You can receive money back if you’re a rewards customer.”
Customer: “A what customer?”
Me: “It’s a frequent shoppers program that lets you rack up purchases and receive money back on them. When you recycle an ink cartridge, you get $3.00.”
Customer: “I don’t want no credit card.”
Me: “Oh, it’s not a credit card, sir. And it’s completely free to sign up.”
Customer: “No, thanks.”
Me: “All right, would you like to recycle it anyway? We do that here for free.”
Customer: “Why would I recycle it?”
Me: “Well, because it’s empty, and you can’t recycle them yourself. It’s better than just throwing it away.”
Customer: “Why?”
Me: “…because it’s good for the Earth?”
Customer: “What has Earth ever done for me?”
Me: “Oxygen, sir?”
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