Some customers...

[jmowreader]

Today I was just a pluggin' away, selling lumber and generally having a pretty decent morning. Then he walked in.

"Where's the Hardiplank?" (It's siding.)

Over here, I said. This weekend it's on special, 50 cents off per piece. Doesn't sound like much, but you need hundreds of them to side a house. It comes 240 on a skid and we sell contractors six skids to do one house on occasion.

"Do you have a printed ad?"

Why's that?

"Because I'm going to take this to Lowe's just down the street and get ten percent off your price. If you don't have a printed ad, I need you to write a note on your letterhead with your price, so I can get the discount. You understand what I'm doing, right?"

(Said to myself) Why yes, of course I do! You're being a cheap bastard and asking us to do work that won't add to our sales figures so you can save money!

I gave him to the store manager, who told him to go screw himself more diplomatically than I had ever thought possible. (Besides, I called Lowe's and found out they had already dropped their prices to match ours, just so they wouldn't have to give the additional ten percent off.)

I've seen cheapskates before, but this guy takes the cake.

[RC]

1. Probably voted for bu$h ta boot!

[Kamika]

2. lol

good story :)

Restaurant biz is kinda cool aswell

Comes in ppl asking you... "do you know where the closest mexican restaurant is?"

[flamingyouth]

3. What a creep

I can't stand having to help people like that.