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WillowTheWhisp · 16-07-2005, 08:32

People like this just make you worry about the future of humanity don't they?

I had a similar story a while back. I was in a sweet shop and the woman in front of me wanted 2 bags of dolly mixtures for her two children. They were loose sweets in a jar and she wanted 2oz each. They were priced at so much a quarter and the price was an odd number of pence (can't remember exactly what but let's say 45p) The assistant said she couldn't sell 2oz because they couldn't do ha'pennies. The woman pointed out that 2x2oz was a quarter and that would be 45p, but she wanted them in 2 bags of 2oz each. The assistant was prepared to sell 4oz but not divide them between two bags because they "didn't do 2oz"!

The woman ended up buying a quarter and then asking for a spare bag.

16-07-2005, 08:32	#6
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Jobsworths People like this just make you worry about the future of humanity don't they? I had a similar story a while back. I was in a sweet shop and the woman in front of me wanted 2 bags of dolly mixtures for her two children. They were loose sweets in a jar and she wanted 2oz each. They were priced at so much a quarter and the price was an odd number of pence (can't remember exactly what but let's say 45p) The assistant said she couldn't sell 2oz because they couldn't do ha'pennies. The woman pointed out that 2x2oz was a quarter and that would be 45p, but she wanted them in 2 bags of 2oz each. The assistant was prepared to sell 4oz but not divide them between two bags because they "didn't do 2oz"! The woman ended up buying a quarter and then asking for a spare bag. __________________