Wherein Boozy makes a customer her bitch

[Boozy]

He wasn't a customer, exactly. I'd never seen him before in my life, and I knew within a minute of him walking in the door that he was just there to pick a fight. He had no intention of buying anything.

Me: Hi there. Can I help you find something today?

SC: No, no. I just came in to find out what the Americans are putting on the shelves these days. (He gave the word "Americans" a distinctly snotty tone)

Me: I'm very sorry sir, we don't carry any American wines. We only carry Canadian wines.

SC: (Condescendingly) You don't understand. The wines are made here, but your company is American, sweetheart.

Me: (Oh no he didn't...) Our company is Canadian, sir.

SC: (Sighing because he has to explain the complicated world of business to stupid wine store girl) No it isn't. [Huge Canadian wine conglomerate] was recently purchased by an American company.

Me: That's true. I read about that acquisition in the paper. But we are not affiliated with [now American owned wine conglomerate]. We are actually owned by [competing Canadian wine conglomerate]. Which is and always has been Canadian.

SC: Uh....uh....(turns red, shuts up, and pretends to browse for a second to cover his embarrassment before leaving).

Yeah, that's right. You came in spoiling for a fight, or at the very least looking for confirmation that you know more than I do. And you were OWNED. And you KNOW you were owned - which makes the whole thing so much more satisfying for me.

Come back any time, sir. I am more than happy to continue educating you in the complicated world of business.

[Emrld]

Classic . . .
It is always entertaining when someone tries to act like they are better than you because of their knowlege . . .and well their knowledge is wrong.

As for what Americans are putting on their table - anything we want.

[WorkAtBBuy]

He wasn't a customer, exactly. I'd never seen him before in my life, and I knew within a minute of him walking in the door that he was just there to pick a fight. He had no intention of buying anything.

Me: Hi there. Can I help you find something today?

SC: No, no. I just came in to find out what the Americans are putting on the shelves these days. (He gave the word "Americans" a distinctly snotty tone)

Me: I'm very sorry sir, we don't carry any American wines. We only carry Canadian wines.

SC: (Condescendingly) You don't understand. The wines are made here, but your company is American, sweetheart.

Me: (Oh no he didn't...) Our company is Canadian, sir.

SC: (Sighing because he has to explain the complicated world of business to stupid wine store girl) No it isn't. [Huge Canadian wine conglomerate] was recently purchased by an American company.

Me: That's true. I read about that acquisition in the paper. But we are not affiliated with [now-American owned wine conglomerate]. We are actually owned by [competing huge Canadian wine conglomerate]. Which is and always has been Canadian.

SC: Uh....uh....(turns red, shuts up, and pretends to browse for a second to cover his embarrassment before leaving).

Yeah, that's right. You came in spoiling for a fight, or at the very least looking for confirmation that you know more than I do. And you were OWNED. And you KNOW you were owned - which makes the whole thing so much more satisfying for me.

Come back any time, sir. I am more than happy to continue educating you in the complicated world of business.

Let me just say...

[bigjimaz]

[cinema guy]

You told him!

[Tito]

You are now my official hero!

[earl colby pottinger]

Ice wine snob

As a Canadian Ice-Wine snob, ie it's the only wine I buy except for Ginger Wine for my girl-friend. I would like to point out to this nosily parker that since Canadian wines win so many awards it means the average quality of American wine will just rise further (Cal. already makes world award winning wines). And assuming he is European (the comment does not match how most Canadians talk) the combined North American Awards for wines will leave the Europeans in the dust. And that includes French and Italian wines too.

[CanadaGirl]

SC: (Condescendingly) You don't understand. The wines are made here, but your company is American, sweetheart.

I hate that. Don't you dare call me sweetheart, you ignorant swine!

[Gabrielle Proctor]

"sweetheart" I hate that.

I also hate how people rag on Americans so much. Yeah, I know we have our problems, but doesn't everybody?

[XCashier]

Boozy: 1,000,000
Arrogant wine snob: 0

Classic!

What the heck was the point of that anyway? Stupid git tried to inflate his ego by cutting you down, now he's been PWND!

[Pagan]

Isn't that such a lovely feeling?

I did it once to some asshat that was looking for a Sarah McLachlan CD. Well, I went to look at other CDs that we did have since I couldn't remember if she spelled Sarah with an "h" and I couldn't remember if she was a "Mac" or a "Mc". Well, I start punching it in to the kiosk and he keeps telling me I'm spelling it wrong. And here's how the convo went:

SM: It's spelled "MacLaughlin". (Which is a totally different name.)
Me: I'm sorry sir, but what you're spelling is this, her name is that
SM: Well, how the hell would you know? (Ok, you start swearing and that's it)
Me: Well, I'm currently the NM Commisioner for Clan Hamilton, I'm a member, as well
as the editor of the newsletter for, the St. Andrew Scottish Society of NM, and
I'm Scots-Irish.
SM: Oh. (In a very small voice and scuttled off)

[lordlundar]

And seconded here.