This one really irks me. Sometimes people will ask if we have a book, and when I show them the section where it would be and start to help them look for it, they say "Oh I checked here already." Then I guess we don't have it? Were you hoping it would magically appear if I looked for it instead? Mostly it's fine because a lot of books could feasibly be in a few different sections. It's just annoying when they follow me across the store like a sheep, and only after do I start looking for them do they decide to pipe up.
My very favorite, though, is: "Could it be mis-shelved somewhere?" Sure, why not? 99% of SC's pull books off the shelves and leave them any old place. We do a pretty good job of fixing that, but it's not 100% at any time. But if a book is mis-shelved in our store of 50,000+ books, I'm sorry but I'm not going to be helping you look for it anymore
My very favorite, though, is: "Could it be mis-shelved somewhere?" Sure, why not? 99% of SC's pull books off the shelves and leave them any old place. We do a pretty good job of fixing that, but it's not 100% at any time. But if a book is mis-shelved in our store of 50,000+ books, I'm sorry but I'm not going to be helping you look for it anymore
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