WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS by Jen Campbell | BOOK REVIEW
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I did my work experience in a book store a while back, one day I was serving on the second floor which happened to stock maps and a plethora of other resources for walking/travelling.
One fateful day, a prim, proper English chap came in wearing a tweed jacket, with his wife donning the plumage of a pheasant upon her hat.
"Do you have a map of Narnia?" He asked, I replied "of course, I'll talk you to our posters"
I seemed to have confused him, "no, we need a fold up map of Narnia, we're doing a safari this summer" I then realised quite suddenly that the dear fellow meant 'Nambia', not in fact Narnia.
This is a rather wonderful story I feel needs to be shared with everyone 😌
When I did tech support for a computer company, a customer told me he had a virus. He said he knew this because when he turned on his computer a white arrow appeared on the screen. The arrow also moved when he moved the mouse.
When I was 21 and working at McDonald's during the morning shift, a customer asked me, "Shouldn't you be in school?" Now admittedly, I look younger than I am, but do you really think I'd skip school to serve you coffee at 8 in the morning?
So glad you enjoyed them, Catriona! :) If you want new 'Weird Things...' I often post them over on the Facebook page: facebook.com/weirdthingscustomerssayinbookshops For instance, this happened the other week .... :)
Customer: I worry that books are perhaps bad for us.
Me: …How do you mean?
Customer: Well, they tell us things, don’t they? I mean, how much do we really need to know about the world? Sometimes I think we want to know too much and books force themselves upon us.
Me: I agree that humans have a need to know things, and we want to understand the world. We always want answers. But the books themselves don’t force themselves upon us… they’re just sitting on the shelves.
Customer: Yes but YOU force them upon people, don’t you?
Me: Not really, no.
Customer: You do. You peddle their messages. Like Satan.
Me: … Satan?
Customer: I don’t trust books. They make me nervous.
Me (wondering why she’s in our bookshop in the first place): Well, you don’t have to buy anything, you know.
Customer: No, I won’t. (Pause) Sometimes, I think it’s best to have faith in things, instead of reading about them all the time.
Me: …Sure.
Customer: Faith is important. (Pause) Could I perhaps talk to you about the message of Jesus? (She pulls a copy of the Bible out of her pocket.)
Me: I thought you didn’t approve of books and reading and subliminal messages?
Customer: Oh, but this isn’t a book. No. This is truth. All the other crap you’ve got in here is full of lies.
Me: Ah, I see.
Customer: God wouldn’t blame you if you burned these other books down, you know.
Me: No… but my boss might.
xx
That's really funny.
i didnt know there was a more weird things available !! i wantz it!!
Petrus Hillebrand There is indeed, it came out last year, and my new book 'The Bookshop Book' came out earlier this month :) www.jen-campbell.co.uk/the-bookshop-book :)
Oh my gosh, this is hilarious xd. I have to read those books, seriously.
Even though this is hilarious I hope I never run into this person...she sounds terrifying!
I worked in a shop called Next which is notorious for it's sales in the summer and on Boxing Day last year during the sale someone came up to one of my colleagues and asked her whether she could get her the other shoe to a pair she'd found because the two that were tagged together didn't match. The two she was holding were identical so we assumed they were different sizes. My colleague went out the back rooted around for a bit and couldn't find it so she came back and asked the customer how the two shoes were different. Her answer: "one has L written on the bottom but the other has an R"...We then had to explain that these stood for left and right and that she definitely wouldn't want two with an L on the bottom.
I work in a bookshop and a customer said to me a couple of weeks ago.
Customer: I'm looking for a book, it's out of print.
Me: Okay, if it's out of print I can't get it for you but let me make sure it is out of print.
Customer: But you're a book shop, don't you print your books here? You can just reprint the book for me.
Me: *blank staring continued for several seconds*
-end
We got these books in and when I received them in I read through them and felt less alone in the world of book sellers. It is ridiculous that things customers ask/say/request and now there's a book to make other people believe us instead of thinking we are making it all up!!!
Overheard in my school:
"Is crystal MATH hard? Like is it an advanced form of algebra or something?"
I wonder if anyone has read these books and thought, "omg I actually asked that and didn't realise I was so stupid" 😂😂
"I don't want you to put my books in a bag because the covers might rub one another and rub off."
Sigh. These books sound awesome and like something I could tooootally relate to.
I really want to get my hands on these books!
I don't work in a shop, but I do work in nursing home for very old people, and most of them have dementia. Apart from that they are sick, they say some really hilarious things too, especially when they forget that they over 90 years old and imagine being a child again. People probably think that this situation is sad and should not be talked about, but I can assure that I have a lot of fun at work, because old people are so sweet :) They always compliment my teeth and it's nice, but sometimes it's kinda scary..
I'm a high school English teacher. Two freshmen boys were talking about my future (I'm NOT engaged) wedding. They are goofballs and make me laugh every day, but they were dead serious with this conversation.
*Names have been changed to protect students' identities.
Out of the blue after reading time:
Martin: "Miss Tripp, can I be in your wedding?"
Me: "What wedding? I have no plans to get married anytime soon."
Martin: "But when you do, can I be a bridesmaid? Pretty please! I'll make a video right now telling your future husband he better treat you right or he will have to deal with me."
Tyler: "Miss Tripp, if Martin gets to be in your wedding, then I get to be in your wedding too! This isn't fair!"
Martin: "Can we come to your bachelorette party?"
Tyler: "Martin, we PLAN the bachelorette party as her bridesmaids."
Martin: "Oh, I just want to go to it; I don't want to plan it."
Tyler: "I know! I'll be the flower girl, and you can be the ring boy!"
Martin: "That's the best idea ever! We can eat all the cake!"
*they high five each other*
*20 minutes later*
Martin: "Wait! Miss Tripp, can I still come to the bachelorette party if it's all girls and I'm the ring BOY?"
tr1pper25 😂😂😂😂😂😂
They are the best
Once I was in a chain bookshop in France, in the English books section. I asked if they had The Tempest, which I needed for uni. The clerk asked me who it was by, and I was a bit surprised he didn't know, but I told him Shakespeare and then he *asked me how to spell it*. I was like SERIOUSLY?? You work in the English books section!! You should know that!!
(Obviously I didn't tell him I thought he ought to know because that would have been really rude...)
Ok this didn't happen to me but I heard about it on our local news channel. I live in Washington state, the evergreen state. We are called that because well- trees. Well this lady I guess called up the department of forestry she was from another state and asked, "how many trees do you have?" The lady was confused so she said, "how many trees, I am not sure what you mean by that?" I guess the caller got upset and said, "how many TREES do you have in Washington state?" The lady at the department of forestry paused. To collect herself and said, "a lot."
I heard this story years ago and it still cracks me up.
Gushingly adoring are my favorite type of reviews. I used to work in a The Body Shop and I overheard more than one customer try to explain to another that 'body butter' is natural and edible moisturizer. I had to swoop in and correct that one right quick.
I don't work in a bookstore but I once overheard someone say "perky jackson". Like, what??????
These look fantastic, I may have to try and find them next time I'm in Waterstones! Also, I work in MacDonalds and a customer genuinely asked my if there is cheese in a double cheese burger or if it was just "like two hamburgers?". It took all my will power not to laugh. Love your videos! X
These sound quite funny! I used to work in a bookstore, so I'm sure I could relate!
One time, someone tried to pay for his books with a credit card. He walked out, walked back in, and wanted a refund so he could pay with cash instead. Halfway through the transaction, he realized he didn't have enough cash, and wanted to charge it onto the card again! :)
back when I used to work in a grocery store, I got in a bit of a fight with a customer over bananas. She put this bunch of bananas on the scale and handed me some money, and I was like, "this isn't enough because these are organic bananas. They cost more." And she got so confused, and the woman in the line behind her was trying to point out that it was an easy mistake to make, because the normal and organic bananas are right next to one another, and they really shouldn't be because that's confusing. Which would have been an excellent argument if the organic banana bunches weren't all wrapped several times around in green tape that clearly says ORGANIC all over it. Sigh...
So I used to work at a coffee shop and at least once a week I'd get someone trying to order an "iced hot chocolate". IT'S CALLED CHOCOLATE MILK PEOPLE. Now I know there are a few bigger coffeeshop chains selling a blended drink they call an iced hot chocolate, but these customers were genuinely looking for a glass of chocolate milk but couldn't for the life of them figure out what to call it. They'd act like I just invented the wheel when I asked them if they actually meant chocolate milk. Every. Time.
I work on the tills in a supermarket and I once had a customer say to me 'while I was in the queue, I was wondering to myself what you'd look when you're 60.'
My question, why? Why were you thinking that? And even if you were, why tell me! I could definitely fill a whole book of weird things customers say in supermarkets.
i worked in a gift store with cards and a woman once said "do you have any sympathy cards? i want to give one to my friend, her favourite character on the bold and the beautiful just died"
I feel like every Fandom person would be such a card! xD
I read the first one half a year ago and couldn't stop laughing. I'm a bookseller and the book did remind me of situations that I've lived. In fact, I found that it illustrates part of my job so well that I obliged half of my family to read it hahaha
Yesterday I bought online More Things Customers Say in Bookshops and The Bookshop Book. Can't wait until they get home!
My teacher used to work in a famous book/movie shop here in Spain and she told me this one:
Customer: Do you know the name of the music that is like... All the black people in the world singing at the same time?
Seller: Um... Gospel?
Custumer: Yes! Do you have any CDs?
I have been reading Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops today and just reached part 2 .It's an amazing and hilarious book !! I really liked this part the most so far ...
:
CUSTOMER: I’m looking for a book for my son. He’s only seven but he’s so advanced; it’s like he has the brain of a twenty year old. What would you recommend?
(Child finds the light switch and begins to flick it on and off... and on and off)
CHILD’S MOTHER: He’s playing a game he calls ‘Night and Day.’
BOOKSELLER: Could you please ask him to stop? I need to be able to see the till to serve these customers.
CHILD’S MOTHER: It’s ok. He’ll stop in a few minutes. See, he’s pretending to snore at the moment. He’ll stop soon and pretend to wake up, and switch the light on like it’s the sun. He’s so imaginative, isn't he? David, what time is it in the game?
CHILD: It’s five in the morning!
CHILD’S MOTHER (to bookseller): See. Not long to go now. Just be patient.
Haha :D ♥
I don't work in a book store, but rather a small takeaway pizza shop. One night a clearly intoxicated man came into the shop demanding I put EVERYTHING on his girlfriend's pizza. I was more than happy to do that because we have a supreme pizza, which I explained to him and made sure he wanted all of it. But nope, that's not what he meant. He meant that he wanted EVERYTHING in the shop on his pizza. I'm talking pasta (spaghetti and lasagna please) hot chips, sea food, and of course all the veggies we had to offer. He wasn't too pleased when we said we weren't able to do it because it wouldn't cook properly. Would have been a pretty expensive pizza!
Oh and I forgot to mention he walked out in the end without ordering anything.
xD oh man
Lina Philipp It was hilarious, I'd only just started there as well so I had absolutely no idea!
I work at my local public library . so at the public library we have these big book sales and this guy came up to me ask me where was the swimsuite sports illustarted megazins are and how important we should have them in our lives. I was so happy when we left. thanks to your mention I added it to my wishlist on my ereader :)
I work at an insurance company and some of the things people say I honestly start to wonder about people. I get the people who are actually confused and then there is just some people are just completely strange. The weirdest thing I have ever been told by a customer at a previous job was he told me the aliens were speaking to him through his modem and he was completely serious.
I love those books and her new one about bookshops. Jen Campbell is so sweet too.
I work at a movie theater. About a year ago, we were showing the film "12 Years A Slave." This elderly woman comes out and talks to me about how much she loved it, and since I loved it too,we began a conversation. In the midst of our exchanged words, she whispered, "You know, the blacks don't know how good they had it after slavery." Didn't quite know how to respond to that...
Not really a shop, but when I worked in a library I was closing down for the day and I came across a student;
Me: We're closing.
Student: Oh, do I have to leave then?
Me: ... Yes.
I was very confused.
I work at a used book store in Florida in a old part of downtown with lots of walking traffic and this lady walks in as I am sorting some books on a shelf and asks if we sell Ovens. . . . I mean we are floor to ceiling books upon books we couldn't even fit an oven in our store. I politely said No and she just turned around and left without saying another word.
When I used to work at Best Buy, I worked with the Geek Squad. We had people bring us a lot of weird stuff such as burned laptops from being too close to the stove, but I think my favorite was a lady who brought in her sewing machine for us to look at. A sewing machine...to computer repair. I also had to explain to a many a customers that internet is not sold on a disc anymore.
The one about Adolph Hitler... I think he was talking about Charlie Chaplin! Though he was English. And I don't think he was actually Jewish, but he did parody Hitler and I *think* played a Jew in another movie, so I'm guessing that's where some of the confusion came from... but still, I mean... how do you get the actual Hitler confused with a movie actor?!
yeah, I think Chaplin's Hitler propaganda film was called 'The Dictator'.
dragoncats it was'nt a propaganda film, but a parody.
2. Everybody thought through ages that he was jewish but no, he was'nt...
There's a theory that he was born with the name "israel thorenstine" or something like that, to a gypsy/ russian family.
But I won't go that far...
I got these two books in my school's book fair, I couldn't stop laughing while reading. Love The Dark Arts one as well as the "can you fax me the book?"
Had a customer threaten to run me over with her wheelchair because we didn't have the book she wanted. That was kinda strange
I used to work in a post office and every week we'd get both "Do you sell stamps?" and "Is the post box out the front real?"
Veerrrrrry hard to remain patient!
Its not weird, but i walk to my local library, a lot for reasons about being apprehensive on buying new books. Anyway, I've been going for a few years and people come up and ask me where a specific item is like im a librarian and since I know the building well, I always point it out and have reccomendations. Its silly.
PS I'll be picking both these up for Christmas, cause Stocking stuffers.
I used to work in technical support for MSN (back in the days of dial up). A lady called and told me that she needed to have her internet turned back on. I looked up her account and saw she hadn't paid so we fixed that. She then asked me if that would make her computer turn on now. I tried to explain to her that yes it would make her internet turn on but she was telling me it wasn't working. I finally figured she literally meant the computer and told her no it wouldn't that she probably needed a regular computer tech to come to her house and help her. LOL
I've never worked (only 15) BUT there was once when I was about 12 where I was mistaken for a worker--- and believe me, I don't look really any older than I actually am. I was at a Dick's Sporting Goods and I was wearing a green shirt (same color the workers wear) and this middle aged man came up to me and asked "Do you guys sell cups?" And I just stared blankly at him and then he goes "Cups??" And I say "Um.... I don't work here" and he goes "Oh." And walks away.........I was 12....
I work at a grocery store, and one of my coworkers came up to tell me that while she was breaking down the bread aisle (making it look full and neat), she said a customer asked her where the bread aisle was.
...
Gee, I don't know.
I work in a restaurant that serves peanuts for free and I had a guy come up to me with his wife asking if they had sugar on them and I had to keep reassuring them that they were salted, but they looked pretty frazzled since they believed they just consumed sugar. They came in a week later and asked what a grilled cheese sandwich was and I had to keep telling them it was just cheese and bread, not to mention these people were 100% American so I'm pretty sure they have at least heard about them.
I work in a big store where we have both food and everything else you might need and this woman asked me if we had a box, and i was like, you mean a box for moving? and she goes yeah! so i point her in the right direction and then she goes NO! not that, a box! and her friend walks up and goes; she means popcorn, in the big box. and the first woman was like yes, yes box!
I work in retail and on thanksgiving a woman called wanting to know if she could cook her turkey, which she puts olive oil on, in a plastic turkey bag. She usually cooks it in aluminum foil and wanted to knowing she could cook it in plastic. I've also had people calling wanting to know if we sold condoms, maze balls, tons of wood chips (we don't sell in bulk), and adult athletic supporters, among others. It's definitely interesting working the phones.
"Can I get my eggs crispy?" Like what is that supposed to mean??? eggs aren't crispy. So I just burnt them and gave it to her I hope she liked her crispy eggs.
This isn't a weird thing someone said but what they did. I work backstage in a theater. During our new works festival, there are two shows each day with an intermission in between. The first show that evening was a one man multmedia show. The show was quite strange and it ended with a baby being battered and boiled alive (thank goodness not shown, you just heard the sound effects). During intermission I'm walking around all the back stairwells setting up for the next show when I find two people about to have sex in the stairway. The guy bashfully says "we were just stretching." The part that's even more absurd than them being horny is that what they just watched onstage was horrifying-there was sexual abuse, violence, emotional manipulation, child abuse. I don't understand people sometimes.
Oh my gosh I need to pick these up! I love reading about what customers are doing in other places. Working my fair share of retail for a while, I've seen and heard just about everything.
These books sound great and I think my library has the first one! Also I love this comment section, so many people have funny stories to tell.
My friend works in an ice cream store, and customers say this A LOT:
(points at really obvious flavor, eg: strawberry yogurt) "What's in that flavour?"
And my friend would go: "Strawberry and yogurt....?" And the customer would be like, "Oh, I thought so."
Pharmacy story, we had a customer on Saturday night who came in with an open and used packet of panadol, asking for a refund or exchange because it didn't work.
Firstly, he only took ONE instead of the TWO recommended
Secondly, IN WHAT COUNTRY IS IT OK TO RETURN SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY A MEDICATION, THAT HAS NOT ONLY BEEN OPENED, BUT CONSUMED.
It took 10 minutes, and three separate staff members, to explain to him that he couldn't and why...
Can't think of weird things said but once a 14 year old boy came in to my jewelry shop and when he thought no one was looking he proceeded to lick all the jewelry in front of him - it was strange to say the least
I work at Hallmark (yes, Hallmark cards):
We have a sign that says "come back and see us"
Customer: What does that sign mean?
Me: It means to please visit us again?
Customer: Yes, but what does that mean?
I used to work as an usher in a theater. At one point, after an avant-garde two-man adaptation of The Screwtape Letters, altered to be more relevant to modern victims of terrorism, a patron came up to me and asked "So, what happened?"
i think some people just leave their brains at home sometimes. or just don't turn them on. seriously though.
haha i worked in fast food for 7 years. why people think mcdonalds has hot dogs, i have no idea. can't even remember all of the silly things people asked for/said, but they definitely made the day interesting when they said them.
I love the idea of these, super excited to pick them up! Crazy to me that people actually say some of these things!
It has been quite a few years since I've worked retail but this used to happen quite often; I worked in a chain store that sold wholesale goods from other retail companies. (Basically no real consistant stock. We could get a particular item for weeks, months even years, but then it could suddenly stop.) Every week we had an ad from sunday to wednesday. Because of the nature of our business we could not give rainchecks. That was printed on our ad paper every single week. I would have anywhere between 2-10 people a month ask me if we could give a raincheck for an ad item. Even to customers that have been shopping there for several years! Oy.......!
I work at a smoothie store and a customer got mad at my co-worker the other day because we don't sell coffee. There's a Starbucks literally 10 seconds away, walking time.
Well, my dad owns a toy store and one day a customer asked him of he had chains for chainsaws...
I've read the first one and loved it. My favourite one was
Customer: "Do you stock Nigella Lawson under sex or cookery?"
Bookseller: "It's a tough call, isn't it?"
because that is so true, haha. I took a photo of that quote and made it my cover photo on facebook xD
I work in a pharmacy and we close late compared to others. I've had people at literally 9:05 pounding on the glass to get in...
We close at 9...
Was it really that hard to get here 5 minutes earlier?
Well, I work in a pharmacy and people do say weird things sometimes, yes...
1) "I have a cockroach in my eye!"
"...?"
2) "Do you sell pregnancy tests?"
"Yes."
"Do you have also one that can tell you if it is a boy or a girl?"
"....no..."
I can relate to weird things customers say in bookshops because I have actually had people say some of the same things, the only difference is work in a library.
Great review! I loved these books too :). The illustrations are great. I've never worked in a shop so I couldn't tell you that one, sorry.
At Dominos: "I'd like a pepperoni pizza. And extra cheese to soak up the pepperoni grease." And how about some extra pepperoni to soak up the cheese grease, sir?
Even better, he tried to return it, half-eaten, complaining about the grease!
I was at Barns & Nobles one day and a lady came up to me(I don't work there) and asked where she could find the autobiography of Jack the Ripper... Pretty sure that's not a thing.
+Kittybooks She most likely means the ones that are advertised as them. There are plenty of them, obviously not by Jack himself/herself but by authors who have compiled a sort of back story if you will.
I LOVED the first book, happened to come across it in a used book shop, but I haven't been able to find the sequel anywhere. Last I checked the Canadian Amazon didn't even have it. Booo.
I once worked at Walmart for the holiday season and I was working the floor, happened to be in one of the toy aisles, and a lady came up to me and asked where the toy department is. Yep. That happened.
"American. Jewish I think!"
-A Wise Man
I ordered these books from my local library!! Can't wait to read them :)
I love these books! I used to work in a bookshop it's so true!!!
I work in a bookshop and a customer came up to me the other day and this happened:
Customer: Hi, I'm looking for a particular book and I was hoping you could help
Me: Of course! Do you know the name of the book or the author perhaps?
Customer: I don't know the title, the author, or anything like that, I only know that the author has a really Jewish name. Do you know the one I mean?
Me: ...
As a bartender I had two very funny things that happened that pop to mind.
1- Someone ordered a virgin Vodka on the Rocks. When I asked what they meant, they said they wanted non-alcoholic vodka.
2- Someone ordered a Grey Goose and vodka....that was just really funny, that's why I shared that one!!!
I probably have more, they just don't come to mind right now.....but on a better note, I added those to my TBR!!!
Never worked retail. But there should be a version for weird things students say/ do. I'm a graduate student who's been in university WAY too long. And I live in a college town... At least most adults here are professors. So they can all relate
Omg these bookas sound great! Im definetely reading them as soon as i can
Ok, so I work at a kind of large chain grocery store. We sell quite a lot of products. One day, an older gentleman approached me and asked if I could help him look for something. He never would explicitly tell me what he was looking for, just sort of hints on what he wanted. We searched the store for about 15 minutes before I finally asked him exactly what he wanted, because I was ending my shift soon. With an embarrassed look on his face, he looked at me and said "I'm not sure." And walked off.
I want to read them so badly!!! Just reserved the first one at my library!!!
I work in a Starbucks and recently had a customer order a pumpkin spice latte. She asked me to "hold off on the pumpkin seeds." I shot my coworker a look and she was trying so hard not to laugh at me while I played along and said "sure, no problem" and even wrote it on the cup "no seeds." Then when I handed the drink to her, she asked what it was. We sussed out that she'd wanted a frappuccino. She genuinely didn't understand their was a difference between a hot latte and a frappuccino.
Used to be an intern at a bookstore but I've never encountered anyone like the ones in these books. Altough there was plenty of people looking for a book and not remembering either the title or the author so I had to play detective a bit sometimes :)
I work in a delicatessen... I had a customer ask me if "the BBQ marinated wings were honey soy flavoured".... No, nope, they are BBQ flavoured... Then I asked if she wanted her ham sliced or shaved and she said "yes please"...
I have the first one. Didn't know there was a second one. I have to get it. NOWRRRRRRRRRRR!
Oh man, these sound like they would make excellent gifts for booklovers! Would love to get my hands on them sometime. The Adolf Hitler scenario is hilarious XD
I have only read the first and loved it. I must get the second one!
Now I really want to read them!
The other crazy Hitler one where I just thought "lady your kid ought to be raised by someone else" was the woman who said she 'didn't want her child to learn about all that Hitler nonsense because it was irrelevant" that is one messed up woman. I do not work in a bookstore (i wish i did) but my friend does and he had a coworker who told him she doesn't like it read and I wanted not only to just bang my head against the wall at that comment but also to teleport to where my friend lives and steal that girl's job lol
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I work in a library and this kind of stuff happens ALL the time. LOL
Thanks to you I bought this book, and I talked about it and your chanel on my book haul. It appears on the 7:24 min.
Thank you for your advice :)
sorry, the minute is 07:01 :)
Mariana e Roberta And I forgot to put the link.. LOL - ua-cam.com/video/RiaDHwuT9XA/v-deo.html
A customer once asked me for cashback at the supermarket I work at, but then played in cash. After, she had a go at me about how much she needed the cashback and asked me if I could give it to her still... even though the transaction was complete -.-
Can't tell you how many of these people I came across when I worked in a supermarket. "Can I please get $400 cash out?" "No sorry sir, I just started my shift and thats $100 more than I have in my till at the moment" "Are you sure?" "Yes, sorry" "Can I get $300 then?" "I only have $300....." "How about $200?" "I'll have to ask my supervisor.." "She said no sorry" "Are you sure?" "Yes" "What about $150" Finally gave in and ended up getting in trouble for giving him half the cash I had for change (he paid by card) lol.
I work in retail, and just yesterday an international customer purchases something with my co-worker; as this man begins to gather his things to leave he turns around and asks her "Can I take a picture of you and post it on my instagram?" My co-worker proceeds to look at him with a strange look on her face. The man abruptly covers it up by laughing and playing it off as a joke and leaves quickly...Yeahhhh, awkward!
we were watching inglorious bastards in the cinema, and as the credits started I heard "I didnt know thats how hitler died!" without an ounce of sarcasm. Ahhhh bogans.
I own More Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops, which I love. Sadly, I have not yet found Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops in a bookshop.
These books are so funny :). I love the one when a kid asks his mom if Harry killed Hitler (since he is as bad as Voldemort).
I also posted a book review video about these two books if you're interested : Weird things customers say in bookshops - Book Review
Have you read The Bookshop Book too? I'm currently reading it and loving it. It makes me want to travel and visit all the bookshops Jen Campbell is talking about.
I'm currently working in a bookshop in Toulouse, France. But actually the weirdest thing a customer said to me was when I was working at Paris book fair. I was selling famous children's classics books such as Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan... and someone asked me if we had any book signings... (but all the authors are dead ^^).
I was in the bookstore today...
Person: "Oh look, Santa" *pointing at a Christmas book* *starts laughing like crazy*
Everyone else: "Um..."
these books sounds soo funny and awesome i cant wait to buy them *.*
These sound so adorable (:
People always ask me where things are in a store because they think I work there but I'm wearing a school uniform and I'm 13
I've been thinking about picking this up, but I'm still not sure it will bump others off my tbr pile... The problems of book lovers...
My senior year of high school someone asked the ap physics teacher why seven, note that it contains the word even, wasn't pronounced sodd because it is an odd number. I think this proves that there are stupid questions
These sound super cute, I'll totally check them out! :)
I am so reading these!! I work at a supermarket and yes people are stupid sometimes!! xD
I work in a clothes shop and this woman asked me how much a single on the bus was haha, like firstly from where to where? Secondly I am not a travel centre! How should I know? Haha
Now I want to read these books they seem hilarious 😂