From RiskyDriver, Tales From Retail:

I worked at a small town bakery names Andrae's bakery for a few years after high school. Andrae's is a last name, the shop is co owned by a couple. So anyways, this customer came in and placed an order for 300 cookies for a holiday party. She arranged to come back in a few days to pick them up.

When she come to get them I ring it up, the total is over $700. I ask for her card, run it and its declined. I ask her if she has another form of payment.

"No? Are you serious you cant even run a card right?"

Me: "I can try again"

Of course it doesnt work.

Me: "Im really sorry but this card isnt working, is there another form of payment that you can use? We do accept local checks."

Customer: "My husband and I are your best customers (I had never seen them despite working there 6 days a week for two years) and we know ANDREA and she is going to fire you!"

Me: "mam there is no Andrea"

Custoemr: "YES THERE IS SHE OWNS THE STORE!"

Me: "No this is Andrae's, its a last name. There is no woman named Andrea."

I pointed to the business cards

I wish you guys could have seen the look on her face. She froze with her mouth gaping like a fish

Customer: "Oh I must have gone to the wrong store"

She just turned around and left. Luckily since it was such a large order we had her card on file and I got the actual owner to charge her for all the cookies we had made. So satisfying

--RiskyDriver