Oh, how I miss stupid customer stories... This filled my longing for funny bookseller stories of the yahoos and nutters that ask for things they clearly know nothing about (at least they're improving). I like these stories better than the variety on Not Always Right because these don't make me wa...
I absolutely loved it. There were a few references that I didn't get, but there were also some conversations that made me giggle out loud. I collected a few to put with this review, scroll down for those. Those aren't the only ones that made me laugh out loud, just a few. This book would be reall...
"Hi, I have a coupon for twenty percent off.""Great! Do you have it handy?""Oh, I didn't print it out. It's in my email.""Um, do you happen to have a phone where you can access your email?""No. You aren't going to honor it? I buy a lot of stuff here.""Well, I actually need the code off of the...
If you have ever had experience in retail than you will know the all to well situation of groaning and holding back a laugh when a customer asks or requests something so blatantly stupid or frustrating. No, I will not be able to serve you a coffee. This is a candle store. (This is a request I get...
Suffice it to say, the title of this book says it all. I found it to be a very entertaining book, part of which I read on the subway today, suppressing a chuckle every now and then so as not to draw undue attention to myself from fellow riders. I'd like to cite two excerpts from the book whic...