This Is Why We’re In A Recession, Part 43
(Working for a large retail chain, our manager had decided that we would no longer accept checks, since they usually ended up bouncing. A customer walks up to the counter with an armful of stuff and pulls out his checkbook.)
Me: “Sorry, sir, but we don’t accept checks here.”
Customer: “But I prefer using checks.”
Me: “Sorry, we don’t accept them… How about your debit card?”
Customer: “I can’t use that. There’s no money in the account.”
Me: “Um… is this the same account for the check you were going to write?”
Customer: “Of course!”
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Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?
