Maybe They Were Expecting The Voice Of God

Customer: “I need a wireless microphone for making announcements at church.”

Fine and dandy. I pull out several models and start asking about how often they’ll use it, whether it will be for more than just speaking, etc. After a few moments:

Customer: “So… where does the sound come out?”

Me: “From your sound system’s speakers.”

Customer: “What are those?”

Me: “Well, what sound system do you have?”

Customer: “That.” *Points to the microphone*

Me: “This needs to be connected to a speaker for the sound to come out.”

Customer: “But I just want that.”

Me: “That’s… impossible.”

Customer: “Oh…”

Me: “Where did you think the sound would come from?”

Customer: “I was hoping you could tell me.”