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Saturday was a day of humiliation as I tried to keep my composure while answering a customer's question regarding the US/Canadian exchange rate.
A woman, who was buying books for her church library, was expecting that I would lower the cost of the books "...now that the dollar is doing so well." I very nicely told her that I did not have authority to do that, and that I did not know how that would work out in the first place. I politely explained that there are a number of factors that determine whether prices will change. It's not as simple as the dollar going up (or down). What ensued was her asswipe of a husband making sarcastic comments after everything I had to say. It took every ounce of willpower not to put my fist in his face as he stood there and snidely remarked about how "Even a *christian* business will rip you off." (oh, if only the ignorant fool had the slightest clue...)
I was very happy when he finally walked away. I could tell that the woman was rather embarrassed by his behavior. I felt like a doormat that had just been used to wipe extremely muddy feet on. The guy *knew* that changes prices was way beyond my control, yet he chose to go on and treat me as if I didn't know my ass from my elbow. It was a whole new level of disrespect, and I only hope to God this guy wakes up one morning and feels bad for being such an ass. However, that might be asking too much.
And I forgot my computer cables at home today, so I couldn't really do anything at school. And I'm stressing out about this stress assignment (how ironic!). But, right now my tummy is demanding food and my brain is demanding a wee bit of a break before I try and tackle the cataloguing assignment that seems to be freaking most people out. *sigh*
A woman, who was buying books for her church library, was expecting that I would lower the cost of the books "...now that the dollar is doing so well." I very nicely told her that I did not have authority to do that, and that I did not know how that would work out in the first place. I politely explained that there are a number of factors that determine whether prices will change. It's not as simple as the dollar going up (or down). What ensued was her asswipe of a husband making sarcastic comments after everything I had to say. It took every ounce of willpower not to put my fist in his face as he stood there and snidely remarked about how "Even a *christian* business will rip you off." (oh, if only the ignorant fool had the slightest clue...)
I was very happy when he finally walked away. I could tell that the woman was rather embarrassed by his behavior. I felt like a doormat that had just been used to wipe extremely muddy feet on. The guy *knew* that changes prices was way beyond my control, yet he chose to go on and treat me as if I didn't know my ass from my elbow. It was a whole new level of disrespect, and I only hope to God this guy wakes up one morning and feels bad for being such an ass. However, that might be asking too much.
And I forgot my computer cables at home today, so I couldn't really do anything at school. And I'm stressing out about this stress assignment (how ironic!). But, right now my tummy is demanding food and my brain is demanding a wee bit of a break before I try and tackle the cataloguing assignment that seems to be freaking most people out. *sigh*