Retail tales.

or If only they had a brain

[Essex_boy]

Went into a major UK hardware chain today and asked the sales clerk did they have any Silver polish.

'Oh and what do you do with that?' came back the reply.

Quick as a flash 'oh you polish silver with it' was my reply.

And no they didnt have any.

[httpwebwitch]

My friend went into an art/craft supply store in Toronto. He asked "do you have styrofoam balls?" The clerk angrily replied: "GET OUT OF MY STORE YOU SICK PERVERT!"

[truezeta]

ROFL, that can't be true! Wow, that is classic.

On the flip side what about customers who request a price scan for clothing on the 50% off rack. Umm...yeah.

[minnapple]

I went to a large home improvement store and asked an employee where I could find some nylon rope.

He told me I could find it in the rope aisle and walked away.

How about that for service?

[Essex_boy]

Webwitch - very funny

[DamonHD]

Hi,

I used to love being a shop assistant selling toasters and the like, but some people seem to really hate their job!

In the EU, it is I think a run-off between the UK and Germany for the rudest and most unhelpful shop workers who really don't or won't understand the relationship between providing a service and being paid! (I had a guy work for me who really could not see the connection at all.)

Rgds

Damon

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

This takes me back to one of my previous jobs in the electrical maintenance business. At the place I worked there was a stock room where we could go to pick up parts and materials. I went along there one day and presented myself at the counter.

Me
Can I have a 5 foot fluorescent tube?

Young, Rather Dense Storeman
A what?

Me
A 5 foot fluorescent tube.

YRD Storeman
A what?

Me
A 5 foot fluorescent tube. You know a replacement tube for a light fitting.

YRD Storeman
Oh right! A five foot fluorescent tube!

Me
Yes, did you have a mental block?

YRD Storeman (Calling through to his boss)
Boss, do we have any mental blocks?

[jecasc]

Reminds me of this old light bulb joke:

Customer: Do you have a four volt, two watt light bulb?
Salesman: For what?
Customer: No, two.
Salesman: To what…
Customer: Yes.
Salesman: No
Customer: Thank you. Goodbye
Salesman: Goodbye

[malachite]

My friend went into an art/craft supply store in Toronto. He asked "do you have styrofoam balls?" The clerk angrily replied: "GET OUT OF MY STORE YOU SICK PERVERT!"

Perhaps this is a peculiarly Canadian way of phrasing things ;)

My ex sister-in-law, a Canadian, came out with a very similar comment when she asked the storeman in a hardware store, "do you have a wooden knob?" He blushed redder than a beetroot, and stammered "Err, nooo."

She then realised what she'd said, and explained she wanted a replacement knob for a drawer!

[httpwebwitch]

Same kind of double-entendre surrounds caulk, caulking guns, and caulking. Last year at our cottage, I caulked cracks all over the place wherever I felt wetness.

jeez, I'm 35 & married yet I still have to grin when I say that out loud. Some things are always funny.