The Twilight Of Our Listening Skills
Movie Theater | Working
| January 30, 2013
My Dad: “Two tickets for the Hobbit at 2:00.”
Cashier: “Twilight doesn’t start until 7:45.”
My Dad: “…What?”
Cashier: “Twilight doesn’t start until 7:45.”
(There is a brief pause where we look at her in confusion before she seems to clue in.)
Cashier: “…What movie did you want to see?”
My Dad: “The Hobbit.”
Cashier: “…And at what time?”
My Dad: “2:00.”
(We pay for our tickets and head towards the concession counter.)
My Dad: “And they wonder why machines are taking their jobs!”
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Tell us your story about a customer who couldn't understand the most simple concept.
