Teaching Them About The Honey And The Bees
(I’m working as a cashier at a local health food store when I notice a gentleman standing in the honey section and staring at all of the jars looking really distraught. Eventually he comes to me for assistance.)
Me: “Hi! Is there anything I can help you find today?”
Customer: “Do you have any bee honey?”
Me: “Yes, of course. It’s right over here”
Customer: “No, I looked there already. All you have is clover honey.”
Me: “Sir, clover honey just means that the bees used mainly clover plants to make the honey.”
Customer: “No! My girlfriend told me to pick up some bee honey! I need honey made by bees not by clover!”
Me: “Sir, I assure you, all honey comes from bees. Clover honey means that the bees used nectar from clover plants. Wildflower honey means the bees used nectar from wildflowers. Both honeys come from bees, just the taste is a little different.”
Customer: *stares blankly then narrows his eyes at me* “Are you sure?”
Me: “Yes, sir. I assure you; it all comes from bees.”
Customer: “…I don’t believe you.”
Me: “I promise. I wouldn’t lie to you. If you buy some and it’s not what your girlfriend wants, you can return it.”
Customer: “…Okay. I’ll buy it. But I still don’t think it’s from bees.”
(He didn’t return it, so I guess he was happy with it!)
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