conversation i had yesterday:
me: hi, i'm looking at these two sony digital cameras, i can't seem to distinguish between the features on them - which makes this �539 one more expensive than the �470 one?
ponytailed 35 year old bespectaled comet sales assistant: erm. i'm not sure.
me: oh, right
P35YOBCSA: it might be that this is the newer model
me: ah yes, probably. they're both memory stick driven yes?
P35YOBCSA: yup
me: i-Link?
P35YOBCSA: nope
me: so not much point in getting the newer model then?
P35YOBCSA: nope
me: cool, i'll take the older model then please
P35YOBCSA: right.. oh.. we don't have any in stock
me: oh, how come its on the shelf?
P35YOBCSA: erm, because we do sell them
me: but you don't have any in stock.. ok, can i have that one in the display cabinet?
P35YOBCSA: erm. maybe. let me ask
(P35YOBCSA wanders off, i stand looking around for 15 minutes)
P35YOBCSA: erm, we don't have the box
(me thinks.. how the hell did it arrive?)
me: right, thats not too handy
P35YOBCSA: no. can i interest you in the more expensive one?
me: you said it had no extra features and would make more sense getting the older model
P35YOBCSA: erm.
me: never mind
P35YOBCSA: we sell washing machines too
(disclaimer.. all but the last line is true, and the ONLY reason i would EVER shop in Comet is because they're offering 6 months interest free. but for chrissakes.. )
me: hi, i'm looking at these two sony digital cameras, i can't seem to distinguish between the features on them - which makes this �539 one more expensive than the �470 one?
ponytailed 35 year old bespectaled comet sales assistant: erm. i'm not sure.
me: oh, right
P35YOBCSA: it might be that this is the newer model
me: ah yes, probably. they're both memory stick driven yes?
P35YOBCSA: yup
me: i-Link?
P35YOBCSA: nope
me: so not much point in getting the newer model then?
P35YOBCSA: nope
me: cool, i'll take the older model then please
P35YOBCSA: right.. oh.. we don't have any in stock
me: oh, how come its on the shelf?
P35YOBCSA: erm, because we do sell them
me: but you don't have any in stock.. ok, can i have that one in the display cabinet?
P35YOBCSA: erm. maybe. let me ask
(P35YOBCSA wanders off, i stand looking around for 15 minutes)
P35YOBCSA: erm, we don't have the box
(me thinks.. how the hell did it arrive?)
me: right, thats not too handy
P35YOBCSA: no. can i interest you in the more expensive one?
me: you said it had no extra features and would make more sense getting the older model
P35YOBCSA: erm.
me: never mind
P35YOBCSA: we sell washing machines too
(disclaimer.. all but the last line is true, and the ONLY reason i would EVER shop in Comet is because they're offering 6 months interest free. but for chrissakes.. )
