...when people won't listen to you. So this happens all the time at my store. The other day, this lady comes up to me and says, "I'm looking for a Bible." First off, thanks a lot, because that really narrows it down for me, not as if there are 100 different types of Bibles or anything. So I ask her what translation she's looking for...
Lady: "Well, it's for my friend who's just getting back into trying to read it, so I want something that will follow along and give her.. um.. some kind of notes or something like... um..."
Me: "Like a study Bible?"
Lady: Yes, a study Bible.
Me: Well the NIV is pretty easy to understand, and in the NIV there is this Bible called the Quest Bible that...
Lady: What about those Bibles you can read through all at once, or in a year?
Me: Yes, we have the one year Bibles as well where you read it through in 365 days.
Lady: I just want something she can understand, because sometimes, it's so hard for me to read even, I have to use my daughter's teen Bible, you know what I mean?
No, I don't know, you're an idiot because the teen Bible is still the same translation, just with teen study notes. So you either are interested in reading the side notes about how to find true love in the lockers at school, or you have no idea what you're talking about, and from the beginning I knew it was the latter.
Me: (fake chuckle) Yes. Well the one year Bibles are here.
Lady: I heard there is an even easier translation than the NIV.
Me: Well, the New Living Translation is pretty easy and they also have the one year bible.
Lady: oh show me that.
I walk her over to that section.
Me: The one year Bible's are here.
I point to them, but she picks up a plain New Living Translation Bible.
Lady: What's this one?
Me: It's just a plain Bible in this translation.
Lady: Oh look how small the print is.
Me: Yeah.
Lady: So there are one year Bibles in this?
Me: Yes
I proceed to point again, while she picks up another plain Bible, this time large print.
Lady: Oh this print is nice.
Sometimes, I think people like to have me follow them so someone can listen to their incoherent babble.
Lady: "Well, it's for my friend who's just getting back into trying to read it, so I want something that will follow along and give her.. um.. some kind of notes or something like... um..."
Me: "Like a study Bible?"
Lady: Yes, a study Bible.
Me: Well the NIV is pretty easy to understand, and in the NIV there is this Bible called the Quest Bible that...
Lady: What about those Bibles you can read through all at once, or in a year?
Me: Yes, we have the one year Bibles as well where you read it through in 365 days.
Lady: I just want something she can understand, because sometimes, it's so hard for me to read even, I have to use my daughter's teen Bible, you know what I mean?
No, I don't know, you're an idiot because the teen Bible is still the same translation, just with teen study notes. So you either are interested in reading the side notes about how to find true love in the lockers at school, or you have no idea what you're talking about, and from the beginning I knew it was the latter.
Me: (fake chuckle) Yes. Well the one year Bibles are here.
Lady: I heard there is an even easier translation than the NIV.
Me: Well, the New Living Translation is pretty easy and they also have the one year bible.
Lady: oh show me that.
I walk her over to that section.
Me: The one year Bible's are here.
I point to them, but she picks up a plain New Living Translation Bible.
Lady: What's this one?
Me: It's just a plain Bible in this translation.
Lady: Oh look how small the print is.
Me: Yeah.
Lady: So there are one year Bibles in this?
Me: Yes
I proceed to point again, while she picks up another plain Bible, this time large print.
Lady: Oh this print is nice.
Sometimes, I think people like to have me follow them so someone can listen to their incoherent babble.
3 Comments:
"So you either are interested in reading the side notes about how to find true love in the lockers at school, or you have no idea what you're talking about, and from the beginning I knew it was the latter."
Wow that was awesome.
-Michi
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Anonymous, at 6:28 PM
(: Makes you wonder how some people survive at all.
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Anonymous, at 3:40 PM
that was funny when you added the "(fake chuckle)" cuz that is so you and I heard you in my head when i was reading that.. :)
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