Chalk It Up To Them Not Really Liking Cheese
I work weekends at a specialty cheese shop. A customer comes in and immediately proclaims loudly:
Customer: “WOW! YOU SURE HAVE A LOT OF CHEESE!”
She looks around and starts speaking in an obnoxious tone.
Customer: “Okay, now pay attention. I know a lot about cheese, and I only like really strong cheese. You need to show me what cheeses you have for my dinner party tonight.”
I give her a sample of a popular medium-strong cheese, and she SPITS IT OUT on the floor!
Customer: “That’s disgusting!”
Me: “Okaaay, I guess that isn’t to your taste. Let’s try something else.”
I offered her samples of two more, much milder cheese, and she has the same response, spitting included, even though I’ve offered her some tissue to spit into — which she refused.
She points to a medium-strong cheese in the case.
Customer: “I want to try that one.”
I give her a sample of it, and again, she spits it out.
Customer: “That’s too strong!”
She points to another one (fairly strong) cheese that she’s interested in and asks for a sample.
Me: “No, you won’t like it.”
Customer: “But—”
Me: “No more samples!”
Eventually, I sold her a chunk of extra-mild gouda and a few balls of fresh mozzarella (pretty much the mildest cheeses you can possibly get) and handed her a sani-wipe to wipe up her spat-out cheese on the floor.
She didn’t wipe up anything, go figure.
