But My Neighbor Has One Of Them Newfangled Transporters!
I am working at an electronics retailer back in the early 2000s. I am assisting a gentleman who looks to be in his fifties with a fax machine.
Me: “Perhaps if you let me know what you’ll be using it for, I can help recommend the best model for you.”
Customer: “Well, my rent checks seem to arrive late to my landlord, so I figure I’ll fax them.”
Me: “I doubt your landlord will accept a faxed check.”
Customer: “Why not?”
After a few further moments of discussion, I realize that he thinks it’s either a teleportation device or something akin to the vacuum tubes at the bank drive-thru. I explain how fax machines work and that it does not actually send the item, but more of a picture of it.
Customer: “You must not be showing me the right thing. My neighbor bought one; I’ll be back after talking to him to see which type of machine he bought.”