Some Hard Drives Just Fly Off The Shelves
(I’m working in the technology department of our store one evening when a guy comes in and starts browsing the hard drives.)
Me: “Good evening, sir. Can I help you today?”
Customer: “Yes, I want to buy a hard drive.”
Me: “Okay.”
(I explain about the different sizes and uses for backup or file transport. The customer looks at me with red, bloodshot eyes and nods slowly.)
Customer: “I don’t want one with maggots in it, though.”
Me: “Um. Pardon me?”
Customer: “The maggots. That live inside the middle of the hard drive. I don’t want them.”
Me: “Do you mean the magnets inside?”
Customer: “No, the maggots. They live inside the middle of the hard drive. My friend told me about the maggots that live in there.”
(This conversation continued on for several minutes until I politely excused myself and left him to browse. My tech supervisor laughed for a good ten minutes when I told him later.)
Question of the Week
Tell us your story about a customer who couldn't understand the most simple concept.
