Sushi And Chopsticks And Steaks, Oh My

Coworker: *on phone* “[Store], photo and media department. How may I help you?”

Customer: “Hi, do you have a book on steaks?”

Coworker: “What’s the title of the book you’re looking for?”

Customer: “I don’t know. It’s a specific book, though.”

Coworker: “All right. Let me look.” *after searching for a while* “Looks like we don’t have any books on steak.”

Customer: “Oh. Well, have you ever worked at [Big Name Book Store]?”

Coworker: “No, I haven’t.”

Customer: “Do you know if they have it in stock?”

Coworker: “Sorry, I don’t.”

Customer: “Do you know their phone number?”

Coworker: “I’ll look it up for you.”

(She comes back to our photo lab area where our computers and registers are. She begins to look up the information.)

Coworker: “All right, their number is [number]. Anything else I can help you with?”

Customer: “Yeah. Do you guys sell octopus?”

Coworker: “No.”

Customer: “Do you sell squid?”

Coworker: “No, we don’t.”

Customer: “Do you sell cherry blossoms?”

Coworker: *giving me an agitated look* “No.”

Customer: “Do you sell chopsticks?”

Coworker: “Yes.”

Customer: “Do you sell sushi?”

Coworker: “No.”

Customer: “Oh, but, do you know how to make sushi?”

Coworker: “No, but you can look it up on [Video Site].”

Customer: “What’s that? Where do I find it?”

Coworker: “Online. It’s a website.”

Customer: “Okay, thank you!” *hangs up*

Coworker: *to me* “I feel like I was just pranked by a socially awkward weeaboo.”