What are some of the funniest retail customer stories you've heard?
I heard of a customer who came into a bookstore and asked for a book on how to read minds. When the clerk said we didn't have such a book, the customer said that the store was useless. Also, there was a customer who mistook a display of winter scarves for a hammock and tried to lie down on it. It was quite a sight!
There was a rather comical situation where a customer entered a grocery store and demanded to see the manager because he thought the prices on the bananas were too high. He then proceeded to lecture the manager about how bananas should be free since they grow on trees. He didn't understand about the costs involved in getting them to the store shelves. Another instance was a customer who thought a fishbowl was a hat and tried to put it on his head in the pet store.
What are the funniest retail stories you've heard?
I heard a story about a beauty store. A customer was testing perfumes and sprayed so much on herself that she smelled like a walking perfume factory. Everyone in the store was trying not to cough. Another one was in a hardware store. A man wanted to buy a hammer but he thought it was too expensive. So he tried to bargain with the owner by offering to trade his old watch. The owner just looked at him in disbelief.
What are the funniest customer experience stories you've heard?
There was a customer at a restaurant who ordered a steak well - done. When the steak arrived, it was a bit too well - done for his liking. So he took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and started examining the steak closely, saying he was looking for signs of life. The whole restaurant burst into laughter.
What are the funniest and stupidest customer stories you've heard?
I've heard a story where a customer went to a car dealership. He asked if the car could run on orange juice instead of gasoline. At a flower shop, a customer wanted a bouquet of flowers that would only bloom at night and stay closed during the day. And in a movie theater, a customer asked for a seat where he could watch the movie from the back of his head, as if he had eyes there.
What are some of the funniest it stories you've heard?
There was a story of an IT team that was migrating data. They accidentally moved all the old photos from the company's archive to the CEO's personal folder. The CEO was quite surprised when he opened his folder and saw all those old memories. It made for a very funny situation.
What are some of the funniest convict stories you've heard?
One funny story is about a convict who painted his face to look like a zebra thinking it would help him blend into the prison yard. But all it did was make him stand out even more and become the laughingstock of the prison.
What are some of the funniest coffee stories you've heard?
I heard about a barista who tried to create a new coffee art design. He was so focused on making it perfect that he didn't notice the customer had already left. He ended up with a beautiful design but no one to admire it.
What are some of the funniest ArcheAge stories you've heard?
One story I heard was about a player who was trying to build a house in a really hilly area. He kept getting the foundation wrong because of the uneven ground. After hours of trying, he finally managed to build it, but it was slanting so much that it looked like it was about to topple over any second. It was really funny to see.
What are some of the funniest halloween stories you've heard?
At a Halloween party, a man came dressed as a mummy. He had wrapped himself so tightly in toilet paper that he could hardly move. When he tried to dance, he just wiggled in one place. And then he accidentally knocked over a bowl of punch. The punch spilled all over his 'mummy' wrappings and made him look like he had been in a really messy accident. It was a very funny sight.
What are some of the funniest rugby stories you've heard?
One story is about a rugby team that accidentally showed up at the wrong field for a game. They were all ready to play and warming up when they realized it wasn't their venue. They had to quickly rush to the correct place, all looking a bit silly.
What are some of the funniest scout stories you've heard?
A scout group was doing a night - time navigation exercise. One scout was so confident that he took a 'shortcut' which led him straight into a muddy pond. He emerged all muddy and looking like a swamp monster, and his friends couldn't stop laughing.