No One Ever Said It Would Be Boring…
(This happened on my first day of the job.)
Me: “Welcome to [Grocery Store].”
Customer: “Take off your glasses.”
Me: “Pardon?”
Customer: “They’re all pink and red; I can’t see your eyes!”
Me: “That’s because they’re tinted that way for a reason. Red increases contrast, and I’m photophobic.”
Customer: “What? You’re afraid of light? D*** VAMPI–”
Me: “–NO, no, no. It just means bright light hurts my eyes.”
Customer: “All right, ring these up.”
(Looking down, I notice he has bagged peaches. A LOT of them. As it’s my first day, I have to search for the code for them, and they lack a barcode.)
Customer: “Well? They’re peaches.”
Me: “I know, let me just–”
Customer: “Peaches! Come on, they’re peaches. Just ring them up.”
Me: “Sorry, just a moment.” *grabbing phone* “What’s the code for–”
Customer: “THESE. ARE. PEACCHEESSSS!”
(He grabs one of the bags of peaches, swings it around until it TEARS open and peaches go flying everywhere, and then he runs out of the store.)
Coworker: *on the phone* “Aha, so you met the peaches guy on your first day? I remember my first time meeting him…”
Me: “…”
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