Fractionally More Stupid, Part 6
Customer: “What does 112 off mean?”
Me: “Uh, can you tell me what you’re referring to?”
Customer: “The sign. It says 112 off. Are you discounting it by $112?”
Me: “Oh! That’s half off. That’s not 112, it’s ½. It’s a fraction.”
Customer: “A… fraction?”
This person sounds like a local, so I don’t think it’s a language barrier, but I know not everyone got to have a great schooling, so I aim to be sensitive.
Me: “Yes. A fraction is a math thing. ½ basically means half. For this item, it means it was ten dollars, but now it’s five.”
Customer: “Ugh! Then just say it’s five dollars! Why do you have to assume we’re all rocket scientists to understand a price!”
Me: “I’ll… pass that suggestion on to the manager.”
For the rest of the time I worked there, that customer would see me and make remarks like “Oh look, it’s Einstein!” and “What’s up, math boy? Here to write down the prices in algebra?”
Related:
Fractionally More Stupid, Part 5
Fractionally More Stupid, Part 4
Fractionally More Stupid, Part 3
Fractionally More Stupid, Part 2
Fractionally More Stupid
