Moments You Wish You Had A Camera For
(My store sells desks and other office furniture. A customer who recently purchased a desk comes marching into the store, looking angry.)
Customer: “YOUR COMPANY IS SPYING ON ITS CUSTOMERS!”
Coworker: “What?”
Customer: “You’re spying on your customers!”
Coworker: “How do you figure?”
Customer: “I just bought a desk from you guys, and on the instructions it says there’s a ‘hidden cam’ I’m supposed to install!”
Coworker: “Sir, a cam-screw is just a type of screw. This one’s called a hidden cam because after you build everything, you won’t be able to see the screw any more.”
Customer: “No, it’s a camera! You’re trying to steal information about people, and sell it to the government!”
Coworker: “Sir, why would my company waste hundreds of thousands of dollars sneaking cameras into desks, cameras that are covered up by other pieces of the furniture and pointed at the floor?”
Customer: “Well they could be listening in on my conversations!”
Me: “Wouldn’t it be called a ‘hidden mic,’ then?”
Coworker: “And why would we go so far as to clearly label the hidden cam as a hidden cam?”
Customer: *leaves, defeated*
Question of the Week
Tell us your story about a customer who couldn't understand the most simple concept.
