It gets scary sometimes, doesn't it, Mbo?

Here's a Radio Shack story. A lady came in just before Christmas and asked us if we had any studfinders. We did. "How many have you got?" she asked. "Wait, I'll check inventory," I said. "The computer says we've got 3 of them." "I'll buy all three," she declared firmly. As she left the store, my boss, Richard said, "Now there goes a desperate woman!" True story.

I hate it when I walk into a store and a salesperson comes over right away and starts pestering me. (That happens all the time in Radio Shack, by the way...they are truly pshychotically obsessed with making money off the hapless public...but I digress.) Anyway, I worked out a standard routine...they ask me if they can help me...I say either 1. "Yes, I'm looking for a date with Cher." or 2. "Well, I have been trying to get a date with Winona Ryder."

Well, I did the "date with Cher" one to a salesman in Radio Shack one day, and it almost caused him to fry his synapses....I think he thought it was a computer game...he tried desperately to retrieve it out of his memory, and then said "Wait, I'll see if it's on the computer inventory." I did wait. He came back in a while, and said "We don't have it, but maybe I can order it in." I said "No way, Jose, I either get it now, or I'm taking my business elsewhere", and stalked out of the store. For all I know, he may still by looking for it.