Monday, May 5, 2014

When Did Common Sense Die?

The local fabric store, where I have been shopping for 15 years, has been remodeling.  I had avoided the place all spring.  I had a 50% off coupon today, so I ventured in.

In the past you picked out your fabric, waited in line at the cutting table until your turn, had the fabric cut,  paid and left.  So today I got the fabrics I wanted and stood at the cutting table.  The man who is usually there, was standing behind the table.  He continued to stand.....looking at me.  I said, “I want 1 yard of each of these fabrics.”  He said nothing and continued to stand looking at me.  I noticed another associate on the phone, and since the man has always seemed a little odd, I thought well maybe he isn’t working the cutting table.  I waited about 5 minutes.

In the meantime, two ladies came walking up.  The odd man said to them, “Take a number, “ Which they both did and he started cutting their fabric.  I was really irritated at this point, since there were no signs, and nothing had been said about there now being a “number” system.

When they left, he came to me and said, “I couldn’t cut your fabric because you had not taken a number.”  I looked at him amazed, and said,

“I was the only one at the cutting table. So I was obviously number one at that point.”  He pointed to the number and said,

“Well no, you would have to have a number and be number 38 in order for me to have cut your fabric.”

KaBlewy!!!!  Good thing I don’t carry a gun.

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