As anybody who's ever worked in any kind of service industry will know, customers can be pretty hard work sometimes. But even though they can drive you nuts, occasionally they come out with something so ridiculous that you simply have to laugh.
When Redditor PrinceETheTruth asked people "what is the dumbest question a customer has ever asked you?" he probably didn't expect them to be so dumb. Below you'll find some of the most amusing, the most ridiculous, and the most unbelievable questions ever asked by customers.
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Her: Do you have the red roses? Me: Yes, here you are. Her: Will they be like that red in next year also? Me: ?!? erm...no, they will be yellow with pink dots.
I was in line at a check cashing place and an American (sorry too) couldn't believe that us Canadians had “rainbow money to tell em apart" I just shook my head.
Well, the Wright brothers ran a bicycle shop, and they made airplanes, so....
Someone brought in a shetland pony to a deer checking station, with its bridle on, thinking it was a deer. Yes, they had shot it.
I'd bet this guy knew damn well that he was making a ridiculous request and that is the sole reason he did it. Because people like that get off on thinking they have such power over a useless service person.
Easy: wireless mouse has internet access. A wired mouse drinks 3-5 Red Bull's studying all night & drinks Starbucks Expresso, 4 breakfast!
Probably the same kind of person that orders an espresso cause it's the cheapest thing on the menu then gets pissy cause there's no milk....
I heard of a person who just barged in and started unloading her trolley onto the conveyor belt in front of someone who had already started unloading.
How is that a dumb question? That's a perfectly civilized how-do-you-do between two seasoned trolls.
I once asked someone who was running a water taxi service to a small island if they were going to come back for me and my husband. They said, "No, you'll have to rappel your way back." Logic is not my strong point, but I can appreciate a laugh at my expense if it has wit and imagination. :)
I work at Costco on weekends, and we often give out boxes in lieu of bags (as we don't have bags). A customer bought a box of cereal and bulk batteries. When I gave him his items, and receipt, he yelled "Aren't you going to give me a box, I only have two hands" I put his cereal, and batteries in a giant box, which required the same two hands to carry, he took it and walked way.
I once asked someone who was running a water taxi service to a small island if they were going to come back for me and my husband. They said, "No, you'll have to rappel your way back." Logic is not my strong point, but I can appreciate a laugh at my expense if it has wit and imagination. :)
I work at Costco on weekends, and we often give out boxes in lieu of bags (as we don't have bags). A customer bought a box of cereal and bulk batteries. When I gave him his items, and receipt, he yelled "Aren't you going to give me a box, I only have two hands" I put his cereal, and batteries in a giant box, which required the same two hands to carry, he took it and walked way.