A Matter of Taste and Choice

As you might remember, besides being a WTIT Tape Radio DJ, I also sell alcohol. I do “God’s work” as I like to call it. The three busiest days for liquor stores are (in order) New Year’s Eve, Christmas Eve and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I try to help out at my busiest stores. I enjoy it. Sure I stack shelves and mark prices, but I really enjoy helping people find whatever they are looking for. Dealing with the public has its moments, however. Here is a classic example of what it is like to help the public. An elderly woman approached me while I was working on the day before Thanksgiving. The customer’s comments are in bold.

Customer: I am looking for that wine.
Bud: Which wine?
Customer: The one I drink on Thanksgiving.
Bud: Well, of course. Do you remember its name?
Customer: I get it here every year.
Bud: I see. What type of wine is it?
Customer: Red.
Bud: Okay, let’s see if we might narrow this down. What type of red?
Customer: There is more than one type of red wine?
Bud: Yes, there is merlot, cab, pinot noir and many more.
Customer: What goes with turkey?
Bud: While I am not a wine expert, I have friends who are swear by pinot noir.
Customer: But isn’t that a red wine?
Bud: Yes it is.
Customer: I thought white wine goes with turkey.
Bud: It can. It is a matter of taste and choice.
Customer: I just remembered the wine. It is sangria.
Bud: I will take you there.
Customer: Will it go with turkey?
Bud: You might want to serve it with desert.

Customer: Will it go with pie?
Bud: Of course.
Customer: Is there any cheaper types?
Bud: That is a gallon for $5.99. No, you can’t do better than that.
Customer: Will you be here next year?
Bud: I hope so.
Customer: I’ll ask for you.
Bud: I am already looking forward to it.

We shall be here again.

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23 comments on “A Matter of Taste and Choice”

I loved this one Bud. Yep, when you drink once a year it’s tough to remember what you had. Bwahahahaha. I bet this really happens more than we know.

Thanks for the laughs. There are just dumb people everywhere.

Have a great evening. 🙂

Thanks for the moment of self-affirmation! I may as well do what I do because, clearly, the public is the same no matter what you do. Did you ask if she was, by chance, an electrical engineer?

Sandee-
Somes they are everywhere…

Karen-
I think she was in the Navy… Or an atomic scientist…

Hell with dessert, I can have Sangria for breakfast. Sangria is my Smirnoff. LOL!

That lady kinda reminds me of the lady I dealt with who couldn’t understand the plane not having a first class cabin. UGH!! Gotta love retail.

Now the question is – will YOU remember her next year?

That’s like when I worked at a financial institution –

Me answering the phone: “Hello, XXX Credit Union, how may I help you?”
Customer: “If I fax you my paycheck, can you deposit it?”
Me: “Ummm…no”