jonsmom's Blog

Awhile back I shared with you the winners of the Darwin Award.  Here are some more stories, mostly in retail (surprise, surprise) that you may enjoy.    I don't know if these are true but if so it's scary. 

They Walk Among Us:

I was at the checkout of a K-Mart. The clerk rang up $46.64  charge.
I gave her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I gave  the  money
back to her and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favor.  She
became indignant and informed me she was Educated and knew  what she was
doing, and returned the money again.  I gave her the Money  back .... same
scenario! I departed the store with the $46.64.

They Walk Among Us!
I walked  into a Starbucks with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a Grande
Latte.  I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little chalkboard
that said  "buy one-get one free."  "They're already buy-one-get-one-free,"
she said, "so  I guess they're both free".

She Handed  me my free Lattes and I  walked out the door.


They Walk Among Us!
While  looking at a house, my brother asked the real Estate agent which
direction was north because, he explained, he didn't  want the sun waking
him  up every morning.  She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?"  When
my brother explained that the sun rises in the East,  and has for sometime,
she shook her head  and said, "Oh I don't keep up  with all that stuff."



They Walk Among Us!!
I  used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got
a  call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was  open. I
told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day,
7 days a  week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific t i me?"
Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh,  Pacific."



They Walk Among Us!


My sister has a  lifesaving tool in her car designed to cut through a seat
belt if she gets  trapped.  She keeps it in the trunk.



They Walk Among  Us!
My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the  cases were
discounted 10%.  Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases.  The  cashier
multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20%  discount.



They Walk Among Us!
I couldn't find my  luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went to the
lost luggage office and  told the woman there that my bags never showed up.
She smiled and told me not  to worry because she was a trained professional
and I was in good hands.  "Now," she asked me, has your plane arrived yet?"