Shop Talk
Nokias do what?
I just had the weirdest customer in my store that I think I've ever had.
Him- Is there any way you can zap some power into my phone real quick?
Me- Well, I can plug it in, but it's not going to be quick.
Him- Well, did you know that if you dial #3370 into Nokias it will pull up the power from the reserve battery?
Me- 😳 ...Um, those phones don't have a reserve battery. It's just got the one.
Him- Well, not a reserve battery but the reserve power of the phone. See, my battery was almost gone, but see there on the left? Now it's all the way to the top!
Me- Sir, that's not your battery strength. That's your signal strength. Your battery is here on the right, and it's still got just one bar.
Him- Well it always works f...
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Him- Is there any way you can zap some power into my phone real quick?
Me- Well, I can plug it in, but it's not going to be quick.
Him- Well, did you know that if you dial #3370 into Nokias it will pull up the power from the reserve battery?
Me- 😳 ...Um, those phones don't have a reserve battery. It's just got the one.
Him- Well, not a reserve battery but the reserve power of the phone. See, my battery was almost gone, but see there on the left? Now it's all the way to the top!
Me- Sir, that's not your battery strength. That's your signal strength. Your battery is here on the right, and it's still got just one bar.
Him- Well it always works f...
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Honestly, he kind of reminded me of a traveling sales guy. Kind of like "Can you do this? Well I have a solution!!" I almost expected him to pull out a vacuum or something. But he was a limo driver, so I doubt that was it. I think he's just a little loopy.
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Should have asked him if he had a reserve tank on his car and how it worked so you could try it on yours. See all ya need to do is turn your right blinker on, turn the radio up to 7, and recline your seat back 32 degrees, and bam, you are back up to a quarter tank of gas
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