It’s A Miracle She’s Still On The Ground…
(A very angry customer storms up to the counter at the party shop I was working at.)
Customer: “These balloons are no good! I spent all afternoon blowing them up, and none of them will float!”
Me: “What did you fill them with?”
Customer: “What do you mean? I just blew them up, and none of them will float.”
Me: “Did you fill them with air or helium?”
Customer: “Air.”
Me: “They won’t float unless you use a helium tank.”
Customer: “NO! Look, it says on the packet, ‘Helium Balloons’.”
Me: “…”
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