Tweedledee and Tweedledum
(It’s my job to exchange prizes for tickets. A customer comes up to me and I count their tickets.)
Me: “You have 24 tickets.”
([Customer #1] looks around at prizes.)
Customer #1: “How much is that remote control car?”
Me: “That’s 600 tickets. You should probably look at the smaller prizes you can afford, like the rings and rubber snakes. They are only two tickets each.”
Customer #1: “Okay, I’ll take that lava lamp.”
Me: “I’m sorry, the lava lamp is 14,000 tickets and you have 24, so I highly suggest looking at cheaper prizes like these rubber snakes.”
([Customer #1] finally decides he needs to go get more tickets and returns to playing games. Another customer approaches and I count their tickets.)
Me: “You have 650 tickets.”
Customer #2: “Okay, I’d like eighty of the snakes but only red and green ones.”
Me: “Wouldn’t you prefer a remote control car or this water gun?”
Customer #2: “No, I want snakes!”
This story is part of our Snakes roundup!
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Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?
