Cleanup on Aisle 9 in the Women's Studies section

A heartwarming tale from Life in 3D:

A woman came in last night looking for a book by some feminist author that I had never heard of before, no big surprise there. So, I look it up in our search engine and the computer says that we might have it in the store. MIGHT have it, not WILL. So I tell her that I can check our inventory and see if it’s there and show her the section it would be in.

But no, this shopper would rather find it herself. Ten minutes later, the bookstore clerk has another encounter with the same shopper, who again refuses help. So a little later the clerk has a third encounter with the shopper who...

...is standing in the middle of Independent Readers YELLING “Is there SOMEONE ACTUALLY WORKING here who can HELP ME!!!!”

This time the shopper does not refuse the offer of help. On the way to the women’s studies section, the customer complains that such an important section should be near the front of the store, not upstairs. She also complains because the feminist author’s book is not on display. After all, the author writes a column for -- cue the herald trumpets -- The New York Times! 

When a search of the women's section fails to turn up a copy of that book, the customer goes all Stalinist on the clerk...

"...and repeats how wonderful this writer is and how we should all be required to read her crap and then says “Why don’t you have 900 copies here?!?! You have plenty of room! Her book should be displayed all over the store to inspire women everywhere about what they can do!”

Unable to resist the temptation, the clerk replies...

“Well, ma’am, we were going to but we’re saving that spot for Sarah Palin.”

I can imagine the PA announcement, "Cleanup on Aisle 9 in the Women's Studies section, please. A customer's head has exploded..."

h/t: Rick Moore at Holy Coast

- JP