California and Northwest

Customer: Are you open?
Cashier: Uh, excuse me?
Customer: Are you open?
Cashier: Um…yeah.
Customer: Oh, well you’re not supposed to be.
Cashier: What?
Customer: Well, it says you’re not supposed to be open until 10!
Cashier: Um…oh, well pharmacy opens at 10. We’ve been open since 8.
Customer: Okay, well I can come back.
Cashier: Um, okay…but we are open right now.
Customer: Okay, well then all I want is a box of cigarettes.

4405 1st Street
Livermore, California

Overheard by: Stephen

Old lady to young guy cleaning fish tank: I remember when cell phones were the size of a barn.

Doctor's Waiting Room
Burbank, California

IT tech #1: What day is father's day?
IT tech #2: Sunday.
IT tech #1: This Sunday? Shit!
IT tech #2: Yes, this Sunday.
IT tech #1: Wait a minute! Today is Thursday?!
IT tech #2: Yep, today is Thursday.
IT tech #1: Fuck!
IT tech #2: You totally forgot, didn't you?
IT tech #1: No, I have it completely covered, man. Completely. (hangs up, dials again) Honey, what would you like to do for father's day?

Santa Clara, California

Tech support guy on phone: Hi, I was wondering if you had a hair dryer?
…No, I have a meeting in about an hour, and I spilled coffee on my pants, and I don’t want to go this meeting with wet pants.
…I figured since you have such beautiful hair that you probably have a hair dryer.
…Well, thanks anyway, but a curling iron is probably not going to work.

160 Rio Robles
San Jose, California

Overheard by: Mitch Shiver

Peon #1: Where did this ball come from? Is this your ball?
Peon #2: It's not mine. I haven't touched my balls in a long time.

Los Alamitos, California

Overheard by: Jen

Employee: Well, did we decide against boobs?

163 Freelon Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Eve S. Dropper

Manager in sales meeting: I want you to ask for my help. I'm like a tool in your tool box. I am a tool.

Sacramento, California

Support dude: You find the darnedest things in your trunk when you open it up!

1650 South East Street
San Bernardino, California

Overheard by: Greg Short

Wine tech #1: So I heard you are going to France next week.
Wine tech #2: Yup. Next thursday.
Wine tech #1: So how long will it take you to drive there?

8555 Sonoma Highway
Santa Rosa, California

Manager, explaining the loud sucking noises coming from her office: I'm sorry, it's so big it's hard not to slurp.

Santa Ana, California

Overheard by: That's What She Said