You Miss Some Customers, But Your Aim Can Improve

Customer: “Excuse me. Is that coworker of yours here? Uh… Um, oh, [Female Coworker]?”

Me: “No, sir, she’s off today.”

Customer: “Are you sure?”

Me: “Absolutely.”

Customer: “No, you’re lying. See, I went by her house and she wasn’t there. She must be here. Are you sure she’s not here?”

Me: “Um, yeah, I’m really sure.”

Customer: “That can’t be right! She’s not at home. She has to be here!”

(Another one of my coworkers overhears us and pipes in.)

Coworker: “She’s at the firing range. I think she said something about abhorrent admirers?”

Customer: *hurriedly* “When you see her, tell her [Customer] came by.”

Me: “Oh, trust me; I will.”