Please Answer My Question Before I’ve Asked It

(I am by the till, working on putting out more Christmas gift-bag stock, when I notice a lady in line for the cashier. In her arms is a blanket with a $10 clearance price on it — originally $19.99.)

Customer: “Is this part of your blanket deal?”

(The deal is fleece blankets for $4.99 instead of $9.99. I am the expert in that area and am not too far away, so I answer for the clerk.)

Me: “No, that blanket is a different make and is being ‘clearanced’ off. It has its price on it.”

(The customer thanks the cashier and leaves the blanket with her as she leaves. When she passes me on her way out the door she glares at me.)

Customer: “Well, why didn’t you just answer me when I was in line?”

(I was baffled. Apparently, she expected me to use telepathy and answer her question before even asking one?)