A customer comes over holding a wireless keyboard still in its box.
Customer: “Hey, quick question. Do I need the internet for this to work?”
Me: “Nope, just batteries and a device with Bluetooth or a USB receiver.”
Customer: “Because last time I bought wireless earbuds, they didn’t work.”
Me: “They could have been faulty, but it could also have been an issue with what you were trying to connect the earbuds to.”
Customer: “What do you mean by connecting them to?”
Me: “Like, what you’re listening to, like your phone or tablet, or TV.”
Customer: “But they’re wireless.”
Me: “Wireless means they don’t need wires, but they still need to connect to something.”
Customer: “But they come with the music, don’t they?”
Me: “No, sir. They need to connect to something to work.”
Customer: “Well, that’s stupid.”
Me: “Sir, you’re buying this wireless keyboard, yes? When you start typing, where do you expect the words to appear?”
Customer: “On my screen!”
Me: “Your screen, which is connected to your computer, which your keyboard is connected to.”
There is a momentary pause as the customer considers what I just said.
Customer: “It’s still stupid!”
I later overheard him talking to a younger customer near the store entrance, likely his son:
Customer’s Son: “Wait, so you’re telling me you were trying to connect your earbuds to nothing? Yeah, they’re not the stupid ones…”
Related:
Wireless, Clueless, Hopeless, Part 49
Wireless, Clueless, Hopeless, Part 48
Wireless, Clueless, Hopeless, Part 47
Wireless, Clueless, Hopeless, Part 46
Wireless, Clueless, Hopeless, Part 45