Surprise Custy Purchase
Shywriter
again.
Today I had a great moment in retail hell in the form of an older gentleman. He walks up to me and I asked if I could help him.
In a very proper British accent he said "Yes, I would like the latest from GaGa."
Trying not to laugh, I lead him over to the new CD display where I was sure I had seen Lady GaGa's cd and handed it to him.
"Is this it?"
He studied it for a moment before saying "The Fame Monster. Yes, this is it, thank you."
As he walked away, all I could think was "Wow..."
--Shywriter Posted by Freddy on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 | Permalink
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Comments (8)
I can't help but imagine a top hat, studious black coat, and cane. Toodle-pip! That made my night :D
Posted by: Arcade Slave | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 01:05 AM
Love her or hate her, ya hafta admit she really does cross all boundaries.
Posted by: RaleighRob | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 06:13 AM
I had to imagine this staring a young John Cleese, hilarity ensued :)
Posted by: carotte | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Don't feel bad, I got creeped out at Best Buy when some old guy asked for a Hanson CD then commented on how cute the girl was... (hell, any of you that ever worked in a place that sold music has had at least one person do that)
Posted by: BitchBoy | Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 01:15 PM
i imagined a bowler, monocle, tobacco pipe, cane, topcoat, bushy grey mustache... oh man x]
Posted by: Christine Beres | Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 08:16 AM
I had a Brit couple in my store the other day. The husband asked where the closest liquor store was. Before I could answer he said "Or do you have liquor stores here? Or do you call them something else?" I said "Oh yeah, on just about every corner".
Posted by: Riferous | Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 09:17 AM
Ah yes, either or. Still brings a great mental image with it though.
Posted by: Arcade Slave | Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 11:25 PM
Pip-pip, cheerio, and all that rot ... ;-)
I read a lot of Victorian literature, so the image of the "veddy British" gentleman is firmly planted in my tiny brain.
Posted by: mel | Thursday, August 05, 2010 at 11:37 AM