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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

A loser is not a winner and never will be unless there's a draw

A customer is not happy that we told her that her books were ten days overdue. She's a pensioner and so doesn't pay fines on overdue loans but is still not happy that we told her.

"I want to speak to somebody with a degree," she declares.

Sammi, who is brilliant with customers, tries her best but the lady is determined.

"Have you got a degree? No. I want to talk to somebody with a degree."

Luckily, Maybelle has a degree in Big Hulking Men from the University of Hull Kingston Rovers so she was able to mollify the customer by saying: "I have a degree, do you want to talk to me?"

7 comments:

Pat said...

Ggod Heavens! Ten days is but a quick brew in the life of a pensioner.

Pat said...

We all make mistakes.

Kevin Musgrove said...

Pat: you wouldn't think so by the way they barge past in the bus queue!

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Gadjo Dilo said...

Maybelle's academic pedigree clearly points up the pointlessness of education. My qualifications wouldn't help persuade me to mollify this silly, stuck-up lady instead of passing on her address to a known burgler.

nursemyra said...

your customer needs to be admitted to the Gimcrack

Macy said...

Maybelle's Anthropology course sounds a bit more intersting than mine was..

Kevin Musgrove said...

Gadjo: it's good to spend years of your life getting a piece of paper so that you can talk to this sort.

nursemyra: indeed, and behind the screens at that!

Macy: she gets quite smug about it some days.