SHOPFRONT March
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A customer came in to buy a rabbit and hutch with all the accessories. During the transaction I asked the young lady what she was going to call her new pet. “Trixie,” she said. “That is what is written on the hutch so that is what I will call my rabbit.”
A customer came in to buy a bag of dog food. “Which one?” I asked. “No idea,” came the reply. “It is the one my daughter buys, you know the girl with the ginger hair.”
A customer came in to buy a pack of five small fat balls. “I bought a pack at Christmas and they have all gone so I have to buy more. Expensive wild birds these!” So there we have it, £1 every two months is expensive feed for the wild birds.
A customer brings two price-marked rawhide bones to the counter. “Thank you sir, that will be £5.98 please,” I said. “How much?” said the customer. “That’s two bones at £2.99, they are priced on the label sir,” I replied. “I will only take one, far too expensive.” “Certainly sir, that will be £2.99, have a nice day.” It amazes me that someone picks up two products that are clearly price-marked and then complains about the price. What did he think two at £2.99 came to?
I was serving a customer with a new hamster cage and standing at the counter waiting for me was someone with a hamster in a cage. Before I could say, “Be with you in a minute”, the woman with the hamster in a cage said, “You can have this back. My son is completely ignoring it so I have taken it from him.”
Before I could get a word in edgeways she turned and walked out of the shop, leaving the hamster and cage on the counter. What could I do but carry on serving the customer who was actually buying something? “That will be £23.99 madam. Thank you for your business.” Then I examined my acquisition.
To make matters worse, not only was it a make of cage that I do not stock but the hamster was definitely not one of mine. So I put it out the back and started to close up the shop for the day. About five minutes later the phone rang and a young female voice said, “My mum has just brought my brother’s hamster in to you. Well a friend of mine has agreed to take it so I want it back now.” “Fine by me,” I said, “however, we close at 5pm prompt so you have 10 minutes to get here, or we can keep it until the morning.” At two minutes to five a lady, who was well over the age of 16, came in to claim this hamster in a cage. The quickest re-home in history.
A customer came in to buy a bag of dog food. “Which one?” I asked. “No idea,” came the reply. “It is the one my daughter buys, you know the girl with the ginger hair.”
A customer came in to buy a pack of five small fat balls. “I bought a pack at Christmas and they have all gone so I have to buy more. Expensive wild birds these!” So there we have it, £1 every two months is expensive feed for the wild birds.
A customer brings two price-marked rawhide bones to the counter. “Thank you sir, that will be £5.98 please,” I said. “How much?” said the customer. “That’s two bones at £2.99, they are priced on the label sir,” I replied. “I will only take one, far too expensive.” “Certainly sir, that will be £2.99, have a nice day.” It amazes me that someone picks up two products that are clearly price-marked and then complains about the price. What did he think two at £2.99 came to?
I was serving a customer with a new hamster cage and standing at the counter waiting for me was someone with a hamster in a cage. Before I could say, “Be with you in a minute”, the woman with the hamster in a cage said, “You can have this back. My son is completely ignoring it so I have taken it from him.”
Before I could get a word in edgeways she turned and walked out of the shop, leaving the hamster and cage on the counter. What could I do but carry on serving the customer who was actually buying something? “That will be £23.99 madam. Thank you for your business.” Then I examined my acquisition.
To make matters worse, not only was it a make of cage that I do not stock but the hamster was definitely not one of mine. So I put it out the back and started to close up the shop for the day. About five minutes later the phone rang and a young female voice said, “My mum has just brought my brother’s hamster in to you. Well a friend of mine has agreed to take it so I want it back now.” “Fine by me,” I said, “however, we close at 5pm prompt so you have 10 minutes to get here, or we can keep it until the morning.” At two minutes to five a lady, who was well over the age of 16, came in to claim this hamster in a cage. The quickest re-home in history.
By:
blog dog
Date/time :
17/03/2010
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