We Really Hoped We Were Past The “Magnets; How Do They Work?” Meme

I work in a gift shop. A woman buys a cute little magnet for forty-nine cents. She leaves and comes back almost immediately.

Customer: “This doesn’t work!”

I stick it to the display tin and it “works” just fine.

Me: “Where did you try to put it?”

Customer: “My dashboard.”

Me: “Your dashboard must not be metal.”

She can’t wrap her head around that possibility.

Customer: “I want a refund! This magnet is clearly defective!”

I processed her refund as I stuck the magnet back to the display.