Overheard ...

[wellinghall]

this is not the six word novel: Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops #6
Customer: Ok, so you want this book?
Their daughter: Yes!
Customer: Peter Pan?
Their daughter: Yes, please. Because he can fly.
Customer: Yes, he can – he's very good at flying.
Their daughter: Why can't I fly?
Customer: Because of evolution, sweetheart.
http://jen-campbell.blogspot.com/2011/06/weird-things-customers-say-in-bookshops_29.html

Overheard in the Library
Clerk: Excuse me ma’am, you can’t bring your pet in the library.
Woman: But he’s my guide.
Clerk: Ma’am, he’s a chicken!
Woman: What? You don’t like chickens?!?
http://kiddys-playground.tressugar.com/Overheard-Library-1630470

Overheard in the Bookshop
Customer: I’m looking for a book, all I know is that it’s by a Scottish archaeologist who is on television
Bookshop Owner: Might it be this one, The History of Scotland, by Neil Oliver?
Customer: Oh, no, this was a much taller gentleman.
http://bethatwriter.blogspot.com/2011/06/overheard-in-bookshop-did-beatrix.html?spref=bl

Overheard in the Museum
From a seven-year old: "This place is like a church, but with inappropriate pictures!"
http://twitter.com/#!/overheardmuseum

Not always right: Funny and Stupid Customer Quotes
Me: “Can I help?”
Customer: “I want a refund on this instant barbecue. It’s no good.”
Me: “I’m sorry about that, sir. What’s the problem?”
Customer: “The picture on the front shows meat on the grill, but there’s no meat inside this box.”
(I am dumbfounded, but I don’t argue. The shop has a ‘no-quibble’ returns policy.)
Me: “Well, I can refund that for you sir. Do you have a receipt?”
(The customer hands over receipt.)
Me: “I can see you bought three of these barbecues, sir. Where are the other two?”
Customer: “At home in the freezer.”
http://notalwaysright.com/