Casual About Cola

Me: “Hello, may I get you something to drink?”

Customer: “I’d like a Coke, please.”

Me: “Is Pepsi all right?”

(I always make a point of asking this when people order Coke because we don’t sell Coke, and some people really dislike Pepsi.)

Customer: “No.”

(There is a silence. Finally…)

Me: “Would you like to order something else?”

Customer: “I’d like you to get me a Coke.”

Me: “Sir, we don’t have any Coke. That’s why I asked if Pepsi was okay.”

Customer: “Oh! I thought you were just recommending it as the one you preferred.”