Never Joke With The Customers… Ever!, Part 8
I am shopping in the hardware store where I also work. I’m getting some wood cut for a home project when a customer approaches me.
Customer: “If you’re done just standing around, I need this timber cut.”
Me: “Oh, I’m waiting for my wood to be cut myself.”
Customer: “Well, put it aside! Customers’ orders come first!”
Me: “I’m just a customer like you today. It’s my day off. I’ll be taking this home with me when I’m done.”
Customer: “Home?”
Me: *Laughing* “Well, by ‘home’, I mean the back, where they keep us locked up overnight.”
Customer: “They… keep you locked up back there?”
Me: “Yes. We get let out twice a night for toilet breaks.”
Customer: “Oh! Well… that’s all very…”
Suddenly, I realize that this customer is taking it all very seriously. My manager, who is cutting my wood, has also realized this.
Manager: “Ma’am, he was joking. We don’t keep our staff locked up at night.”
Customer: “Well… I thought maybe you did that to the Mexicans or something…”
Related:
Never Joke With The Customers… Ever!, Part 7
Never Joke With The Customers… Ever!, Part 6
Never Joke With The Customers… Ever!, Part 5
Never Joke With The Customers… Ever!, Part 4
Never Joke With The Customers… Ever!, Part 3
