Unfiltered Story #98604
(I work loss prevention for an electronics store. I’m also the first person anyone sees when they walk in the door.)
Me: “Hi, welcome to [store name], how can I help you today?”
Customer: “Yeah, you got that tablet phone?”
Me: “Do you mean [brand name]?”
Customer: “That’s it. 14 inches.”
Me: We do in-
Customer: It’s on your website.
Me: Yes, it-
Customer: Do you sell blue products?
Me: Uh…
Customer: www.blueproducts.com
(I’m just guessing on the URL.)
Me: Wait, the mi-
Customer: Gastro.
Me: …what?
Customer: Gastrointestinal. That’s your problem.
Me: Excu-
Customer: Same reason why the sky is blue.
Me: Wait.
Customer: Fourteen inch tablet.
Me: I… sir?
Customer: I need customer service.
Me: …over there, sir. (I point to the customer service desk.)
Customer: I’ll talk to them.
Me: Okay.
Customer: (walking away, yelling) GASTRO! LOOK IT UP!
(He proceeds to walk away, starts talking to a manager about the tablet, assaults a customer, is asked to leave, and then proceeds to walk into traffic, never to be seen again. By far the most incredible thing to ever happen in my line of work.)