Life Is Stranger Than Fiction, Part 3
(I’m browsing the fantasy section at a local book store. The employee uniform is an orange t-shirt and I’m wearing a sweater in a much darker shade of orange. A young woman pushes my shoulder and in a very loud an rude manner asks:)
Woman: “Tell me about [Author]”
(I generally like giving book advice but she looks at me like I’m a lower form of life.)
Me: “First of all, madam, I don’t work here, and second, even if I did I wouldn’t help you if you act that way.”
(She storms off, bright red. A few minutes later:)
Young Man: “Excuse me, miss, could you tell me more about [Same Author] and perhaps recommend a book to a new reader?”
(Since he’s very polite I start telling him more about the author and the book series. Meanwhile, the rude woman is back with a store clerk and both stare at me mouths wide open. The man turns out to be the lady’s boyfriend.)
Me: ”Oh, and by the way; I don’t work here.”
Store Clerk: “Do you want to?”
Related:
Life Is Stranger Than Fiction, Part 2
Life Is Stranger Than Fiction
Question of the Week
Have you ever met a customer who thought the world revolved around them?
