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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Cafe Conversations

A lady comes up to the counter today. I ask her what I can get for her
Lady: Nothing, I hate your coffee.

Me: So, did you need something then? (I figured there had to be a reason for her to come to the counter, but you never know. Some people will wait in line just to tell you how much they hate your coffee).

Lady: A plug

Me: (utterly confused) I'm sorry, a what?

Lady: A plug. . .for my computer

Me: We only have the one over there (I pointed to where two people already had both sockets used up)

Lady: Well give me your extension cord (in an imperious tone of voice)

Me: (Okay, she hates my coffee and expects me to jump through hoops because she didn't have the foresight to bring a power cord or charge her own batteries) I'm sorry, we don't have an extension cord in the cafe.

Lady: Yes you do.

Me: No, we don't have one back here(and we don't keep those in the cafe, we keep them in the back supply closet so I wasn't lying).

Lady: Well tell them to leave (she pointed at the people using the socket who actually had bought not only drinks, but food as well).

Me: Sorry, first come first serve on the plug and they are still eating the food that they bought here.

Lady: Fine, I'll just go to Border's then

Hmm, okay, go to Borders and not buy anything and use their electricity and be a pain in their asses. Win/win situation to me!

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6 Comments:

At 7:36 PM, Blogger Steven said...

O, good Lord, please tell me you are making this stuff up! Why not hand her a cord that was just freshly soaked in water? Too harsh? Love these conversations. I feel normal and civilized once again!!

 
At 10:26 PM, Blogger amisare waswerebeen said...

Amazing. You have a lot of patience. I'm sure if I were you, she would have gotten throttled with the cord. Keep 'em coming. I really enjoy your stories, in a "I'm so glad I don't work there" kind of way.

 
At 10:33 PM, Blogger Janna said...

Wow. Nasty lady!!

 
At 12:37 AM, Blogger Steven said...

Just put a link to your Cafe Conversations in my latest post. Hope that's alright.

 
At 1:27 PM, Blogger Michael said...

LOL "Imperious" is such a great word. Loving the Cafe Conversations!

 
At 4:58 PM, Blogger Vinnie G. said...

I am glad ya'll are enjoying these. They are really funny to me as well, a couple of days later that is. Yes, these are all situations that actually happen to me and my co-workers. It is an odd part of town I work in.

 

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