There is this one woman who visits my store most every afternoon. All she ever buys that I know of are the bananas that we keep on the fruit rack by the registers. She'll spend at least half an hour feeling these poor bananas up before she ever buys any. I've never seen her show interest in anything else let alone buy anything else. It's quite an amusing spectacle if there is a lull between customers. She'll carefully feel every inch of each banana in the fruit rack at least once before she finally decides which ones to buy. The other day, she was going through her fruity ritual as usual. Customers kept giving her funny looks as they stepped up to the register with their purchases. I know they had to be reading the expression on my face -- a mixture of annoyance, amusement, and plain confusion. It was just funny watching the customers' reactions as they looked at her. One of our other regulars, an ornery old man named "Charlie," was leaning against the counter near the coffee pots watching her, too. I had to bite my lower lip to keep from busting out in laughter at the looks he'd kept shooting me as she fondled every single banana in the basket.
As soon as she got her chosen bananas for the day, I couldn't help but observe, "So, you've finally found a couple you like." I don't think she got the point. She never said anything, and never speaks. At least she's not hateful and obnoxious. I try not to be mean about my comments because I think she really has some kind of OCD.
After she left, Charlie wanders up to the counter, "What do you reckon she'd do if we ever put a wooden banana in that basket?" Then he just burst out laughing.
I just burst out laughing, too, "Yeah, imagine if they ran on batteries...."
He about choked on his coffee laughing so hard.
Like I said, at least she's not rude or obnoxious -- just very strange.
As soon as she got her chosen bananas for the day, I couldn't help but observe, "So, you've finally found a couple you like." I don't think she got the point. She never said anything, and never speaks. At least she's not hateful and obnoxious. I try not to be mean about my comments because I think she really has some kind of OCD.
After she left, Charlie wanders up to the counter, "What do you reckon she'd do if we ever put a wooden banana in that basket?" Then he just burst out laughing.
I just burst out laughing, too, "Yeah, imagine if they ran on batteries...."
He about choked on his coffee laughing so hard.
Like I said, at least she's not rude or obnoxious -- just very strange.
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