Shop Talk
And here's one for ya. (long)
Ok so this guy walks up to me and tosses his phone on my counter, yeah he actually throws the phone about 6" in the air and lets hit hit my counter top. Than he proceeds to tell me all about how he's a commercial truck driver and he needs an extremely durable phone that he can't break. I don't even say a word, I just sat there and looked at him like he was an idiot. Without hesitation he continues to tell me what a crappy phone he had and that the sales person who sold him his phone was an idiot and blah blah blah they won't let me upgrade and blah blah blah (I'm sure you've all heard it before). The phone looks like he ran it over with a truck, dragged it down the street and then crammed it in someones a...
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Me: "Is everything ok there?"
Custy: "No I just threw your phone against a wall and it didn't withstand it very well, what the *@(@ Am i supposed to do without my phone?"
Me: **soft chuckle** "So you threw your phone against the wall sir?"
Custy: "Yeah, it is a phone, its supposed to last through anything"
Me: "Technology has come a long way, however not many phones are rugged enough to be thrown against the wall. But I do see you are available for an upgrade, and we have a military grade phone that I think might be PERFECT for you....."
Sometimes i wish customers could hear this
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But I guarantee you the i355 will put up with having caterpillars run over it.. we get those a lot. They still work, theyre just a little flatter than they used to be
M: "Well, it was covered until you did that..."
C: "What?! Why didn't you tell me that!"
M: "Sorry.. not many people want to destroy $300 in electronics like that."