The Mother Of All Cheap Customers
(It is Mother’s Day. We have had lots of deliveries of £1 bunches of daffodils. A lot of them are dated today, so to clear them, we have reduced them down to 40p per bunch and put them on the checkouts for customers to see. We have also been told to offer them to all customers. A young man comes up to my till with a nice bouquet of flowers costing £6.)
Me: “Your mum will love these. Would you like a bunch of daffodils to give to her as well?”
Customer: “They’re only 40p?”
Me: “Indeed. A little extra present for Mum?”
Customer: “Actually, I’ll leave these [the £6 bouquet] and buy a bunch of these [the 40p daffodils], instead! Thanks!”
(He pays his 40p and walks off. I realise that instead of getting an extra 40p from him, I’ve lost £5.60 from the sale! As I mull over this…)
Next Customer: “I feel sorry for his mum!”
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