Biggest eye-roll of the day.
Girl: Do you sell software?
Me: No, we don't, sorry.
Girl (pausing for a few seconds and staring at me): Well, why not?
Me: Um...cause we don't? I don't know...we have...books?
Girl: GREAT.
It's just...how the fuck am I supposed to answer "why not." I could suggest other places that she might go, but asking "why not" is like asking your waiter why the spinach salad is made with spinach, not iceberg. It just IS. And what reason could I have possibly given that would satisfy her?
"We're just not into technology."
"Books and computers are like oil and water."
"We hate software."
Or the real reasons, which are probably more of a mix:
"It's not profitable to us."
"University Computers is right next door and THEY are the campus computer store."
"We just don't have any more goddamn space, okay?"
Next time someone asks me something like that, I'm going to perkily say, "I have nooo idea! Let me call my manager and get you a proper answer for that tricky little question!" Cause what did she really expect the answer to that to be?
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