Lock-ing Horns With Logic

Customer: “I want you to make me a house key.”

Me: “Our locksmith is on site, so he can do that for you.”

Customer: “Cool.” *Makes no attempt to present a key.*

Me: “Can I see the key you want us to duplicate?”

Customer: “I don’t want a duplicate. I want a new house key.”

Me: “Okay, well, can I see your current house key?”

Customer: “Why?”

Me: “We need to have the house key so that we can copy it.”

Customer: “Copy it? So then you’d have your own copy?! And you can come into my house any time you want?! No thank you!”

The customer stormed out while my eye twitched.