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  • Possibly the stupidest question ever

    Can I get a drumroll?

    A CW took this call. I'm paraphrasing but the actual question really happened:

    Customer: I placed an ad a while ago and I have a question.

    CW: Sure, what is it?

    Customer: She took my credit card number! Is she putting that in the ad?

    CW: You mean...in the paper?

    Customer: Yes. Is she putting my credit card number in the paper?

    CW: No, of course not!

    Customer: Oh, good. I wasn't sure.

    And there you have it, folks. This customer thought we were going to publish his credit card number in his ad, in print and online for the whole world to see. WHY he thought this is quite beyond my capacity to figure out.

    Who else has a contender for Stupidest Question Ever?
    When you start at zero, everything's progress.

  • #2
    When talking about curtains (the window in question was wide enough that we had to make the curtains out of several drops of material sewn together):

    Coworker: "So you will see a few little pinpricks of light along the seams, that's normal--"

    Customer: "Can you make the seams go away?"

    Coworker: "...do you mean the pinpricks where light shows through?"

    Customer: "No, I mean, can you make the seam go away so it's all one piece of material?"

    Coworker: "......No. No, we can't."

    Customer: "Oh. *pouts*"

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    • #3
      What, no magic wand??
      When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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      • #4
        Customer walks in with a camera, pressing the shutter release and saying, "It's not doing anything!"
        CW looks over and says, "You have to turn it on sir" and points to the power button.
        Camera gets powered up.
        "So it's working?"
        "Yep, just look at the screen"
        "Oh thanks. How do I turn it off?"

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        • #5
          Has a debit card. gets $73.89 charge declined. emails and wants to know why. has $1.08 in account.

          Has a card with that is backed up by going to bank account if not enough funds. emails to find out why it isnt going to bank. check account. 10 charges failed from bank.
          hmmm wonder if that might be connected?

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          • #6
            Training a new coworker and showed them the respective checklists for AM and PM shifts.

            New CW: "How do I know which checklist to use?"
            Me: "It depends on what shift your scheduled for that day."
            New CW: "But how will I know that?"
            Me: "You'll read the schedule."
            New CW: "But then how will I know which checklist to use?"

            We went on that loop for a solid five minutes. I don't have high hopes for this new hire...
            Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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            • #7
              After reading these I think my brain has turned off.
              "They gave me a badge with my name on it. In case I forget who I am." Dr Who - Closing Time

              "I reject your reality and substitute my own." Adam Savage-Mythbusters

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              • #8
                I'm not sure if this sounds as dumb when I type it as when it actually happens. Our cutting slips do not show fractions like 1/4. They show decimals like .25. I think this is pretty simple. Not to everyone...

                Customer: I'll take a quarter yard.
                Me: *cuts and prints cutting slip*
                Customer: *starts walking away, looks at slip and comes back*
                Customer: Oh, I said I wanted a quarter yard, not 25.
                Me: Yes, it's point two five. That's a quarter in decimal, the slip is correct.
                Customer: Well, I want a quarter yard, can you just cut me a quarter?
                Replace anger management with stupidity management.

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                • #9
                  Quoth notalwaysright View Post
                  I'm not sure if this sounds as dumb when I type it as when it actually happens. Our cutting slips do not show fractions like 1/4. They show decimals like .25. I think this is pretty simple. Not to everyone...
                  I would suggest comparing it to a quarter coin, saying it's like a quarter, you know, one fourth of a dollar? But I'm pretty sure she would have just looked at you like you had three heads.

                  My sympathies.
                  Last edited by EricKei; 09-11-2016, 10:49 PM. Reason: snip
                  When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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                  • #10
                    If they don't get decimals, they're not going to get that a quarter is a quarter of a dollar.
                    "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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                    • #11
                      I can think of one which I think counts as a stupid question, but as the context is more appropriate for Fratching, I will word it like this:

                      Apparently at some library, a woman asked if they had a copy of a controversial book, because she was writing an essay for school , and wanted proof that the book's author was NOT biased against a certain religious group.

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                      • #12
                        I overheard a discussion one time where they knew how many ounces were in a pound, but couldn't figure out how many were in a half-pound.
                        It's floating wicker propelled by fire!

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                        • #13
                          Phone rang this morning at work:

                          Me: Thank you for calling [mid-range rooms-only hotel], my name is [name], how may I help you?
                          Her: I have a reservation for tomorrow, and I was wondering if you have a shuttle from the airport?
                          Me: No, I am sorry, we don't have a shuttle. (Mainly because we're on the other side of the city from the airport)
                          Her: Then, how much would it be to rent a car from you for the day?
                          Me:brain freezes...emergency reboot...Um, we don't rent cars, we're a hotel.
                          Her: Oh, I guess I'll have to figure that out for myself then. Goodbye.

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                          • #14
                            Why does a queen size quilt cost more then a crib size?

                            Alternatively - why does uber complex quilt cost more then plain quilt? They're the same size!
                            https://purplefish-quilting.square.site/

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                            • #15
                              At Where's The Beef?
                              Do your bacon sandwiches have bacon on them? (We have 5 different sandwiches that come with bacon... The Father and Son, the jbc, a chicken club sandwich and recently introduced a chicken blt. This was asked in drive..all of us that had a headset kind of went quiet for a moment trying to figure out if the customer was serious or not)

                              Is your 4 item deal really $4? (Nope we just call it that to annoy our customers)

                              Your cheeseburgers come with cheese right? (Admittedly I was so caught off guard by this question that I just stared at the customer for a moment and then went "Er.."and nodded)

                              And quite possibly my favorite Are your chicken nuggets fried or grilled?(Again this one came through drive and everyone with a headset kinda went quiet before the speaker answered.)

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