At Least They Weren’t Looking For The Hunger Games

(The bookstore I work in has very old inventory software that will only search for EXACTLY what the user inputs.)

Customer: “Do you have this book by [Firstname] Lynch.”

Me: *types in the title and name but nothing comes up* “I’m not seeing anything. Let me try that again.”

Customer: “Okay.”

Me: “What did you say the author’s name was again?”

Customer: “[Firstname] Lynch.”

Me: “Yeah, that’s what I— Wait. Lynch? Oh man, I’ve been typing in lunch this entire time.”

Customer: “About time for your break, huh?”

Me: “Yeah, it is, actually. Let me get that book for you…”