The other day I stopped by the info desk to help a customer. She looked to be around 20, was chewing gum and BONUS! she was texting into her phone. I want to smack phones out the of hands of those who text while expecting to interact with another human being. I just think it's really frickin' rude.
Anywho, she says she needs help finding some textbooks. Now, for some insane reason, students around here seem to think we carry textbooks in regularly. This inaccurate perception probably has to do with the fact that our corporation "owns" the local college bookstore. None the less, we ain't got crap here...unless you are a nursing student, which is a whole other nightmare. I ask her for the first title and she says:
"Mechanical Dyna-mix and something..."
Errmm...what the hell?
She spins her piece of paper around and I just have to be snarky and correct her on her idiocy...'cuz it's fun and she looks like a perky sorority girl.
"Mechanical DYNAMICS and Results. I'll check." I say. Ends up the search was for her boyfriend who was "sick" and couldn't get his own freakin' books. When she became confused by my questions regarding which editions she wanted, she called her boyfriend and I had to talk to him on her phone. I had to go over all the shit I went over with her in regards to shipping times etc. Sadly, this mechanical engineering student didn't understand the concept of Labor Day. He didn't comprehend how not getting a delivery on Labor Day meant adding an extra day to the expected arrival date of his books.
Seriously, are people getting dumber or what?
I was tempted to ask the girl if you could get a free toy at the bottom of the Dyna-mix box.
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