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First off... if I know a regular customer has a good sense of humor, I can get pretty abrasive when I greet them. I reserve this only for our very regular, younger customers though.
Instead of a "Hey, how are you today?", I grunt something like "What do you want this time?" and stare at them. Then start laughing, which usually gets a good laugh out of them.
Well, today I took it a bit further with one guy who's in the store daily. And he unintentionally took it even further than I meant to. Usually, while I can be abusive when greeting a regular, I don't cuss. Today there was nobody else in earshot, so...
He walks up... I grunt out "What the fuck do you want now, didn't you get enough shit earlier?". He starts laughing and gives me a high five. We start BSing and he asks where I've been, he hasn't seen me at work lately....
me: "I've been out sick for the past 2 weeks.. bronchitis"
him: "Do you get anal bronchitis?"
me: "........................................ huh?"
girl with him: "what did you just say?"
him: "what, anal bronchitis! I have a few friends who get it!"
girl: "do you realize you're saying ANAL?"
him: "I MEANT ANNUAL OMG DID I SAY ANAL?!"
girl, to me: "I'm a speech therapist, I swear I'm not dating him! Really!"
me: "You know, he's the first customer that's ever made me blush, and I've been in retail for over 10 years... but uhm no, I don't get anal bronchitis... or annual."
Instead of a "Hey, how are you today?", I grunt something like "What do you want this time?" and stare at them. Then start laughing, which usually gets a good laugh out of them.
Well, today I took it a bit further with one guy who's in the store daily. And he unintentionally took it even further than I meant to. Usually, while I can be abusive when greeting a regular, I don't cuss. Today there was nobody else in earshot, so...
He walks up... I grunt out "What the fuck do you want now, didn't you get enough shit earlier?". He starts laughing and gives me a high five. We start BSing and he asks where I've been, he hasn't seen me at work lately....
me: "I've been out sick for the past 2 weeks.. bronchitis"
him: "Do you get anal bronchitis?"
me: "........................................ huh?"
girl with him: "what did you just say?"
him: "what, anal bronchitis! I have a few friends who get it!"
girl: "do you realize you're saying ANAL?"
him: "I MEANT ANNUAL OMG DID I SAY ANAL?!"
girl, to me: "I'm a speech therapist, I swear I'm not dating him! Really!"
me: "You know, he's the first customer that's ever made me blush, and I've been in retail for over 10 years... but uhm no, I don't get anal bronchitis... or annual."
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