Excuse Me?
“What time does this store close?”
“Six pm I believe.”
“And where can the books on photography be found?”
“Over to the left, I think. That’s where the non-fiction section is.”
“Can you order books if they’re not in stock?”
“I think so.”
“You think so? You should know! Why are you rolling your eyes at me? I could go elsewhere.”
“You’re welcome to. I’m a customer here myself, and your questions are beginning to perplex me.”
“You should have told me you weren’t staff.”
“You shouldn’t have assumed I was.”
Joanne Fisher
Word count: 90 + prompt
This has happened to me. Someone assumed I was staff in a store and began asking me lots of questions.
This was written with the prompt perplex provided by Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #147.
Today is the anniversary of the Mosque shootings in my city that killed 54 people. My thoughts this day are with the victims and their families and friends.
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A bit of underlying anger seething through on both of their parts perhaps? AKA People I choose to avoid whenever possible…
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I’ve been the one that someone thought to be the shop keeper.
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My thoughts to those folks too
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Hehe, very clever, Joanne.
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Thanks 🙂
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Happened to me. One person asked me how much for the key chain? I said 10000. She was just dumbfound. She shouted you are lying and I said when I sell a key chain I sell it at 10000, take it or leave it. True story. I still laugh.
How you doing.😊
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Lol. I’m good thanks. How are you?
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Then, you only need to sell one!
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And, that woman’s name was “Karen”…
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This is probably the #1 reason I don’t buy khakis or polos.
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