Be Careful What You Ask For

Overheard this gem in a store in the mall today:

Customer: *Stereotypical grumpy old lady storming up to an associate.* “Do you want to help me?!”

Associate: “Ma’am, it would be a lot better for both of us if you asked me, ‘Can you help me?'”

The customer, thankfully, didn’t register what the associate had said and simply got on with her request. I’m sure she wouldn’t have appreciated an honest answer to her question!