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So earlier today, I’m standing on what we call “Meet and greet” it’s pretty much the same as the “greeters” I’ve seen in Wall Mart during my various trips to Canada but it’s not a customary thing in this country so we don’t have someone employed specifically to do it. Instead of getting one fo the 10 sales guys not doing anything to go on meet & greet, they come into the tech centre, find the busiest tech they can and tell him to do it...much to said tech’s complaints. I hate meet & greet but I have to do my time.
So I’m standing there, chatting to the security guard when in walks this with her husband
Me
W: Wife
H: Husband
[Electrical store] - [Name of electrical store that’s the same company as we are but a different brand]
Me: Hiya. Need help finding anything? [Fake enthusiasm. you get tired of actually putting energy into it and getting ignored by customers VERY quickly]
W: Yeah, do you sell washing machines
Me: ...This is The COMPUTER store
W: Yes?
Me:...ah, we don’t sell washing machines. That’s [Electrical store] across the road
W: You sell T.Vs
Me: You can connect a TV to a computer, for a start
H: I told you. They are a COMPUTER store
W: (To husband) shush, you (To me) Washing machines today are computer controlled
Me: No, they have a control board, not a computer.
W: they do have a computer
Me: What calculations does a washing machine carry out? What equations doe a washing machines ‘processor’, if you can call it that solve? What exactly does a washing machine COMPUTE?
W: Well, there’s the time remaining on the wash cycle
Me: that’s because they have a timer. There is a difference between a computer and a timer
W: No there isn’t
Me: so how does a sand-filled egg timer with no electronics attached to it work?
W: Come on [Husband’s name] we’re leaving *storms off*
H: Sorry about her. I tried to tell her.
Me: *Smiles* Not to worry. Take care, Mate.
So I’m standing there, chatting to the security guard when in walks this with her husband
Me
W: Wife
H: Husband
[Electrical store] - [Name of electrical store that’s the same company as we are but a different brand]
Me: Hiya. Need help finding anything? [Fake enthusiasm. you get tired of actually putting energy into it and getting ignored by customers VERY quickly]
W: Yeah, do you sell washing machines
Me: ...This is The COMPUTER store
W: Yes?
Me:...ah, we don’t sell washing machines. That’s [Electrical store] across the road
W: You sell T.Vs
Me: You can connect a TV to a computer, for a start
H: I told you. They are a COMPUTER store
W: (To husband) shush, you (To me) Washing machines today are computer controlled
Me: No, they have a control board, not a computer.
W: they do have a computer
Me: What calculations does a washing machine carry out? What equations doe a washing machines ‘processor’, if you can call it that solve? What exactly does a washing machine COMPUTE?
W: Well, there’s the time remaining on the wash cycle
Me: that’s because they have a timer. There is a difference between a computer and a timer
W: No there isn’t
Me: so how does a sand-filled egg timer with no electronics attached to it work?
W: Come on [Husband’s name] we’re leaving *storms off*
H: Sorry about her. I tried to tell her.
Me: *Smiles* Not to worry. Take care, Mate.
It almost comes across as sarcasm... my favourite hobby.
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