I work at a store that sells electronics, appliances, computers, video games, movies, music, and other stuff like that.

Here’s some of the funny stuff that’s happened:

Customer: $39.99? It was $29.99 yesterday.
Me: Yes, that was the sale price. It was on sale all last week.
Customer: But I was just in here yesterday and it was cheaper! Can I still get it for the sale price?
Me: I am sorry I can’t do that. You missed the sale. Sales start on Sunday and run until the fallowing Saturday.
Customer: Is there a manager I can speak to?
Me: Sure, I’ll get a manager for you. *calls manager and explains the situation*
Customer: *repeats what I just said*
Manager: I am sorry I can’t give you that price, the sale ended yesterday. The price changed today.
Customer: I have two kids! I can’t afford ten more dollars!!!

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Customer: Could you point me in the direction of your men’s wallets?

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Customer: What speakers could I buy that are the loudest and are also small so I can put them on a windowsill to annoy my neighbors so they’ll move?
Me: *shows him what we got and turns them on for him to try out*
Customer: Nope, not aloud enough.

He then lingered around for about 20 minutes trying to come up with ways to make as much noise as possible.

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The day after Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the year, where people lined up the night before. The line was so long it wrapped around my store and began to wrap around the one next to it. I was there are 4:00AM for this big day. It took about 40 minutes for all the people in line to get into the store once we were open.

After the store opened a lady came up to me and asked, “Where’s your jewelry?” I had to tell her we did not carry any. I was thinking to myself, Oh please doesn’t tell me somebody waited in line all night to get into an electronics store to buy jewelry!

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Me: May I help you?
Customer: Yes, could you tell me if this is a unisex device? *man holds up a headset*
Me: Excuse me?
Customer: Does this work both ways?
Me: Uhm…What?
Customer: Does this work for both male and female?
Me: ...Yes....
Customer: Okay. Thank you.

What did he think it was? It’s a headset! It's not like it's a bathroom or anything. You're not supposed to hump it...it's not a female headset either, it's not ganna appreciate that kinda thing.

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Customer: *points to cell phone* Is that the thing that makes the calls?
Me: Yes, that’s a cell phone.
Customer: Yeah, but does it make calls?
Me: Yes, it’s a phone.
Customer: But can you call people with it? Like, could I dail my daughter's number and I'd be able to talk to her and she'd hear me?
Me: ...Yes. Hold on a second. *gets another employee to deal with this guy.*

Btw, he smelt like dead fish and urine. X_x

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Me: Hello, can I help you find anything?
Customer: I am looking for this thing and it’s got two things at the end.
Me: Oh! You mean the thing with the thing?
Customer: Yeah! You know what I am talking about?
Me: No clue!

After five minutes we finally figure out he’s looking for a cable with two connectors at the end of it for his car.

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I get these two at least ten times a day:

Customer: Do you have this item?
Me: Nope sorry we do not.
Customer: Does Wallmart?
Me: I have no idea.

Customer: I know you have this item but I can’t find it.
Me: I am sorry, but we are out of it. You could check back or call us in a few days to see if we got any more in.
Customer: Hmm. Do you know if Circuit City is also out of them?
Me: I really couldn’t tell you.

I just wanna scream at them, “I DON’T KNOW BECAUSE I DON’T WORK THERE!!!!”

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The department I work in is at the front of the store and the break room is in the back of the store. To get to the break room I have to pass by the Camera, Media (movies, games, software, game consoles, and the like), Computers, and Home Theater (TV’s and stereos) departments.

Customer: Excuse me!
Me: Yes?
Customer: Do you know about (insert product that belongs to a department I know nothing about).
Me: No, but let me find somebody who can assist you with that.
Customer: What? You can’t help me?
Me: No, I do not work in this department, but I can find somebody who does.
Customer: Pfft! But you work here!

All this while I am supposed to be on my break.

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Customer: Hey, my friend has something to say to you.
Me: Hmm?
Customer: He wants to know your number.
Me: *says her seven digit school ID number*
Customer 2: Cool! So, I can call you?!
Me: Call? Who said anything about calling? You didn’t ask for my phone number. *walks off laughing*

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Me: Sir, do you have any questions?
Customer: Yeah, I want to buy this phone, but I can’t find any. *points to a display phone*
Me: We don’t carry that phone anymore, but we have the newer model of that phone.
Customer: So why is this one on display if you don’t sell it anymore?
Me: They haven’t taken down the display yet. But this one here is the new one. *points to the phone*
Customer: That’s $10 more!
Me: Yes, it is the newer one.
Customer: Can I get this phone for the other price?
Me: No.
Customer: Why not?
Me: They are different phones.
Customer: But you don’t have any of the other one.
Me: That’s because the company no longer makes them. They replaced them with the newer model.
Customer: But you have the display, can I take that one?
Me: That phone is not real, it’s a dummy phone.
Customer: Oh, so it’s got no insides?
Me: Nope.
Customer: So, *pauses like he’s thinking really hard* I can get that phone *points to the new one* for that price? *points to the older model one*
Me: No.
Customer: Can I speak to a manger about this?
Me: Sure. *calls over a manager*
Manager: What can I help you with, Sir?
Customer: I want this phone for that price, and she says she can’t give it to me.
Manager: That’s right. *explains what I’ve already told him*
Customer: Okay, find. Thank you very much.
Manager: You’re welcome. *walks off*
Customer: *turns to me* Then...can I use your employee discount?
Me: No.
Customer: Please?
Me: No, I could get fired for that.
Customer: But you’d just be doing it this one time, just for me. Please???!
Me: No, I am sorry, I can not do that.
Customer: Fine! Then I’ll shop somewhere else!
Customer: *comes back half an hour later* Can I please use your employee discount?!
Me: No….
Customer: PLEASE?
Me: Thank you for saying please, but we do not even get discounts on phones.
Customer: *huffs* Fine, can I have your cell number then?
Me: No. *walks off*

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Me: Can I help you with anything?
Customer: Do you get a discount for being an employee?
Me: Yes, but that has nothing to do with you.
Customer: But…
Customer: *points to a headset* Could you buy that for me with your discount and then give it to me?
Me: No.
Customer: I can wait outside and you by it and just give it to me. I’ll pay you back.
Me: No, is there anything else I can assist you with?
Customer: *gives me a strange look and walks off*

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Customer: Where’s the Cingular store?
Me: In front of this store to the left. It's by Togos.
Customer: OH! It's in the same shopping center?!
Me: Yes. You can see it if you walk out the door.

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Customer: Do you take gift cards?
Me: Are they gift cards for this store?
Customer: Yes.
Me: Then yes.
Customer: Oh, even if they are expired?
Me: Gift cards don’t expire.

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May add more later.
(Act now and find your own funny moments by standing in your local electronics store for 8 hours! )