Retail

Nervous admin: I am sorry *Eddie is not available, he is currently doing… Doing a customer.

Dealership
Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: Full Service rep

Manager: What seems to be the problem, sir?
Irate customer: Your employee isn’t arguing with me so I can report him to you.

Olympia Sports
Hyannis, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Bobby

Girl #1: Why you got that scary picture as your wallpaper?
Girl #2: It’s not scary. It’s a pretty field and a tree.
Manager: It looks like Teletubbies are gonna walk over the hill and kill us all.
Girl #1: Why you gotta be so scary? Why can’t you have a normal desktop picture? Like Betty Boop?

Purchase, New York

Overheard by: Is my life really like this?

Manager: Never before have the seat of my pants been so flown upon.

Record Exchange
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Overheard by: Jonny the Shiv

Customer: I would like four chocolate chip, four raisin, and four cinnamon crunch bagels to go, please.
Employee: [Turns to look at bagel rack, turns back to customer.] I’m sorry ma’am, I can’t sell you those.
Customer: But you have four of each sitting right there.
Employee: [Looks back at bagel rack.] But those are the last of our special bagels, and they are reserved for our in-store customers.
Customer: But I’m in your store, and I want to buy your bagels.
Employee: But my manager said I can’t sell those to go.
Customer: So let me get this straight. You’re selling bagels, I want to buy bagels, but you won’t sell me your bagels?
Employee: Well, yes… but it’s my manager…
Customer: How bout I speak to your manager?
Employee: [Gets on phone, whispers to manager, comes back to counter.] Okay, I’ll sell you the bagels.
Customer, under breath: Holy shit.

Panera Bread
Santa Monica, California

Overheard by: kim

Female worker #1: You know he’s doing a show here, right?
Female worker #2: Oh, someone get me a tissue, my panties are wet.

Barnes & Noble
Greenfield, Wisconsin

Overheard by: darkhorse

Customer #1: Do you have Freaky Friday?
Clerk: Yes, we have it on DVD and VHS for rental only.
Customer #1: Okay, I’ll take one to buy.
Clerk: We only have it to rent.
Customer #1: Where is the one for sale?
Clerk: We only have it to rent. There are none for sale for that title.
Customer #1: Well, you should have said something in the first place!
Customer #2: Wow… You are really that dumb, huh?

Video store
Massachusetts

Overheard by: Dudette

Electronics employee on phone: You’re supposed to call 911 in case of emergencies, not Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart Supercenter
Oakland, California

Overheard by: Mike