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  • the one where myself and a 9 year old nearly die

    of fright and embarrassment.

    Ok, not really sucky, more a customer pulling a cruel trick on me.

    Some Saturdays I have a 9 year old boy J who's dad works nearby come and hang out and help me in the shop. He loves using the till and is a great little worker (he doesn't do the wine tastings though)

    Anyhoo at lunch time in limps one of my regulars Mr G, lovely 'money is not object I only want the best' kind of guy and he wanted the one thing we were out of. I ask him what he has done to himself, ie hurting his leg. To which he throws it up on the low part of the counter and asks if I want him to take it off.

    I had no idea he had a prosthetic leg and poor little J looked equally shocked. Mr G thinks it's a great bloody joke and I'm left feeling like a total nob.

    Mind you if that's the worst that happens today it's been a bloody good day.
    Yes. I know my typing sucks but I have a large orange cat sitting on my keyboard and a small disturbed dog trying to sniff his butt

  • #2
    Quoth portia911 View Post
    I had no idea he had a prosthetic leg and poor little J looked equally shocked. Mr G thinks it's a great bloody joke and I'm left feeling like a total nob.

    Mind you if that's the worst that happens today it's been a bloody good day.
    Sorry, but I find it funny. Reminds me of a story from the LARP I play in (when I'm not working the weekends...)

    One of our regulars has a prosthetic leg and spent a long time haggling with a demon merchant over the price of some toys he wanted to buy. He finally settled on a set price, including his left leg. He proceeded to hand over the gold, and leg, leaving the person playing the demon merchant slack-jawed.

    He finished the game by using his spare peg-leg.


    Eric the Grey
    In memory of Dena - Don't Drink and Drive

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    • #3
      Quoth Eric the Grey View Post
      He proceeded to hand over the gold, and leg, leaving the person playing the demon merchant slack-jawed.

      He finished the game by using his spare peg-leg.
      Did he get his leg back after the game was over? That seems like the kind of thing you don't just give up to get some shinys... and, what would a player playing a demon merchant do with a prosthetic leg?
      "I call murder on that!"

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      • #4
        Quoth Eric the Grey View Post
        Sorry, but I find it funny. Reminds me of a story from the LARP I play in (when I'm not working the weekends...)

        One of our regulars has a prosthetic leg and spent a long time haggling with a demon merchant over the price of some toys he wanted to buy. He finally settled on a set price, including his left leg. He proceeded to hand over the gold, and leg, leaving the person playing the demon merchant slack-jawed.

        He finished the game by using his spare peg-leg.


        Eric the Grey
        LOL! I love to LARP. But I don't go to the bigger events. I just keep with a few of my friends.
        Check out my cosplay social group!
        http://customerssuck.com/board/group.php?groupid=18

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        • #5
          I see your prosthesis and raise you a wheelchair...

          Reminds me of something I once said to a guy...

          This paraplegic guy driving a hand control van was backing out of a driveway (visiting his dope dealer no less) when he backs into my new car. That I just got 1.5 days before. That was rare, only 9,200 built. On the largest, most expensive body panel on the vehicle. I was livid pi$$ed, but luckily he had insurance, which eventually paid out a fair settlement, but that was months later.

          Part of the claims process was for me to get three estimates, all of which were in the $3000-4500 range for a fender bender. In my auto mechanical repair business, I'm accustomed to presenting estimates of $500 to occasionally $3500, but this was a sticker shock even to me. When I called the guy back to tell him the estimate prices, it was two days after the fact, and I was still too livid to be thinking straight.

          When he answered, I told him I had the estimates on the repairs, and I hope you're sitting down...

          Only after the call did I remember: the guy is a paraplegic!

          It was one of the most embarassing things I've said to a "customer" in 24 years of serving the public!
          Suckiness is reinforced up OR down at every transaction. Accepting BS makes them worse for all of us; firm fairness trains them to suck less.

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