custies say the darndest things

at register talking to a co-worker when a customer walks up.

me: what's the key to a long life?

co-worker: swimming

me: ahhhh

custie: and drugs.

me: i dont know about that.

custie: yup 

me: why don't you go down to the north ave bridge and ask a local crack head if drugs are the key to a long life, b/c im pretty sure they won't be living that long.

custie: crack is low end, im talking about high end drugs.

me: oh.

co-worker laughs and asks the custie what he wants.

 

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this didn't happen to me but it happened to someone else at my work.  our fly sit. is o/c right now.  what do people expect. there is food sitting out all day, doors are constantly being opened and closed and the cafe is right on the lake! 

but no people expect there to be absolutely no flies.  dude, flies are a part of life! get over it.  if we weren't a society obsessed with germs and cleanliness maybe a couple flies wouldn't warrant bitching out a coworker.

the funniest thing a custie has said about the flies was from a middle aged female (they always complain).  she said she came to our cafe on her vacation and she is now spending it swatting flies.  she claimed "flies are ruining my vacation"  and asked my co-worker if she'd want to eat here under these conditions.

sorry lady, but we not only have to eat here, but we have to work here.  so chill i don't feel sorry for you.  

im never moving to a third world country

a water pipe broke near my work yesterday.

the city turned the water off last night around 11pm.

went to work this am at 6 prepared for the worse.  it was as bad as i thought.

we had to have coffee brewed at other cafes and someone drove it down.  we also had to have water and ice brought to us.

no bathrooms.  no hand washing.  no water to drink. 

it is like working at a factory in a third world country.  a sticky, coffee ground covered factory.

customers were difficult.  employees were frustrated and stressed.  the store was a complete mess at all times with empty coffee cambros (giant dispensers of liquid items), stacks of dirty dishes, sticky/coffee messes every where.

even after explaining  to customers why they couldn't have a mug for here or why they couldnt use the bathroom, they'd still ask for something that need water.....like a cup of ice water.

stupidity was at an all time high today.

general rules thrown out the window.

level of friendliness/politeness/concern for customer's satisfaction at an all time low.

i left work at 3 and all the city workers had done was dig a hole where the pipe broke and then cover the hole back up.  

looks like my fellow employees will have to do this all over again tomorrow.  

customers are funny

a co-worker of mine and i look very similar.  similar hair cut/color/style, both have gauged ears, freckles.  i guess we could pass as sisters.

more than once customers at our work have confused the two of us.  and called one by the wrong name, or claimed to have seen us somewhere we wouldn't be.

today was a pretty good one.  im standing next to her as a male customer orders coffee.

customer: are you two sisters?

me: yes

co-worker: no

me: twins.

customer: identical or fraternal?

me: identical.

customer: thought so.

a lot of you know the girl im talking about.  and i guess we could pass as sisters, but twins and identical at that? no f'ing way.