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    Pushy Questions & Books on "Learnin"

    First post here so I thought I'd make it 2 quick ones! These happened a little while ago but don't those sucky customers just stick to your brain and refuse to let you believe that people are good?

    SC= Man dragging his son along
    Me= Sweet bookstore employee

    SC pulls son up to counter
    Me: Hi, how can I help you?
    SC: Yeah I need some books for my son so he can learn things.
    Me: Um... Like a textbook for school? Or a book of general knowledge?
    SC: YOU KNOW! Books! Books for LEARNIN"

    Of course... THOSE books...

    PB = Pushy B****
    Me= Still me

    PB pushes in front of all the customers in my line at the register
    PB: Excuse me I just have a quick question
    Me: I'm really sorry, but you'll have to wait in line because I'm serving
    PB: But it's just a QUESTION
    Me: Okay... But you'll still have to wait in line...
    PB: Can't you just point me in the direction of the travel books?
    Me: Well it's towards the back of the store, so if you'll just wait I can show you
    (our store is very very big...)
    PB: JUST point it out to me
    Me (giving up): Okay then, it's there (points at the back of the store)
    PB: ... Oh... I'll wait...
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    Quoth daisychain View Post
    First post here so I thought I'd make it 2 quick ones! These happened a little while ago but don't those sucky customers just stick to your brain and refuse to let you believe that people are good?

    SC= Man dragging his son along
    Me= Sweet bookstore employee

    SC pulls son up to counter
    Me: Hi, how can I help you?
    SC: Yeah I need some books for my son so he can learn things.
    Me: Um... Like a textbook for school? Or a book of general knowledge?
    SC: YOU KNOW! Books! Books for LEARNIN"

    Of course... THOSE books...

    ...
    Some credit is due to Dad at least, as most parents would just take thier kid to the video game store and have them pick one out (like GTA IV)


    oh.. and welcome!
    I will never go to school!

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    • #3
      Quoth BaristaTrav View Post
      Some credit is due to Dad at least, as most parents would just take thier kid to the video game store and have them pick one out (like GTA IV)
      And then be livid that the game was violent, even though the store clerk probably warned them about it.

      Good first post.
      Excuse me, good sir paladin, can you direct me to your EVIL district?

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      • #4
        Books for Learnin'? Can I get some? I love me some learnin'!

        :P
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        • #5
          Quoth daisychain View Post
          SC: Yeah I need some books for my son so he can learn things.
          Me: Um... Like a textbook for school? Or a book of general knowledge?
          SC: YOU KNOW! Books! Books for LEARNIN"
          Daisychain, you have to tell us what you did with this one.

          Did you point out where the 'Learnin Section' was located in your store?
          "Ignorance is no excuse for a law."
          .................................................. ..................- Alfred E. Newman

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          • #6
            Quoth AdminAssistant View Post
            Books for Learnin'? Can I get some? I love me some learnin'!

            :P
            http://en.wikipedia.org Go for your life

            and I agree with the first replier. If you buy a game, book, or video, you should be reading the WARNINGs on the LABEL.
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            • #7
              Quoth daisychain View Post
              SC: YOU KNOW! Books! Books for LEARNIN"
              Bonus points if the SC has only 3 teeth, or looks like Jed Clampett
              Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari

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              • #8
                I can see this same father dragging his kid into a dealership when the boy's sixteen.

                Car dealer: Can I help you?"

                SC: I need a car for my son to drive.

                Car Dealer: Okay, what kind of car were you looking for?

                SC (getting irate): Cars! You know, cars for drivin!!
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                • #9
                  Hehehehe... maybe they needed the books for learnin to get to the books for travelin.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth South Texan View Post
                    Did you point out where the 'Learnin Section' was located in your store?
                    I did end up taking him down to the kids educational section and stood there with him for a really long time going through every type of book (math, science, english, nature etc.) trying to work out what he wanted. He seemed quite confused.

                    Thanks for the welcomes everyone

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                    • #11
                      Quoth daisychain View Post
                      SC: YOU KNOW! Books! Books for LEARNIN"
                      Wow, just wow.

                      Reminds me of a conversation I had with a co-worker once
                      CW: hey you're always reading books can I borrow one sometime?
                      Me: Sure what kind of book are you after?
                      CW: you know, a readin' book

                      I died a little inside
                      Last edited by the lawsmeister; 06-12-2008, 02:42 AM. Reason: premature posting ;-)
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                      • #12
                        People like the learnin' guy make me lose faith in humanity. Welcome to the board, daisychain!
                        I don't get paid enough to kiss your a**! -Groezig 5/31/08
                        Another day...another million braincells lost...-Sarlon 6/16/08
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                        • #13
                          Oh boy, welcome to the board DaisyChain, wonderfull first post I don't know whether to await for more stories or cringe away from it, I beleive clerks at bookstores, specially literate clerks at a bookstore live in a form of hell I don't wish onto anyone. (probably equiparable to the hell some teachers must go thorough nowadays)
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                          • #14
                            Should've tried to get him to purchase a whole set of encyclopedias, especially if you're on commission.
                            Don't wanna; not gonna.

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                            • #15
                              Quoth the lawsmeister View Post
                              CW: you know, a readin' book
                              Quoth LewisLegion View Post
                              SC (getting irate): Cars! You know, cars for drivin!!
                              Or shoes that you can put your feet into ?
                              "I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."

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