A tasty bit of pea.
Few years ago..

I was working one morning on a till out on my shop floor when a man walked up to me. He presented me with a catalogue number (guess where I work, hmmmpfff) and a cheque as well as a cheque guarantee card. I managed to deduce within the first three seconds of him talking to me that he was a bit of a tosser and when I pointed out that the card he was trying to use with his payment was his wife's card. "So what" he asked, "It is a joint account".

I mentioned something about a sex change and him copying her signature and he stormed off.

Half an hour later he reappeared clutching a pre-printed cheque from the bank. Sadly he had made a slight error and it had the incorrect price on it and as he didn't want to pay an extra £30 for his item he grabbed the cheque and zoomed off out the door muttering under his breathe.

As the end of my shift came and I went to leave my little till point, he reappeared once more, veins popping from his head. I was already edgy with the time as I had two exams for my electronics and discrete maths courses (part of my degree) and I wanted to make a quick exit. He said something along the lines of "Don't you dare move from there" and brandished the cash and the cat number one more time.

I thought I was trapped... I thought there was nothing I could do to this wanker until I typed the cat number into the till and God took a hand in the matter.

"Sorry Sir" I said.

"That's now out of stock".
(elfinpunk Touching Cloth Since, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 20:24, 5 replies)

You need to emphasise more on how he was a tosser.
Because it's coming across as a frustrated man desperately trying to complete his purchase and having all the bad luck in the world (that can make you look like a complete tosser through anger), while you sit there and laugh at him.

It's odd how straining or missing bits of stories really influence the way they're taken by others.
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 20:41, closed)

Yeah
I'm thinking maybe the writer isn't the goodie in this story
(teebie jeebie, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 10:39, closed)

Me too
Also...how much of a tosser could he have shown himself to be within three seconds? Unless he literally said "I want this 12 piece dining set, and I want it right now you little prick!"
(Kakistos, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 12:06, closed)

It was the way...
He a, barged towards my till in front of several elderly people. b, slammed his form on my little counter and c, refused to say please or thank you as I asked him various questions relevant to the sale.

The fact he had his wife's card and was unable to comprehend the fact that his signature would not match and that it was MY fault because I wouldnt allow him to use someone else's card to make a £100 purchase. If he had stopped being a jumped up arrogant twat then he wouldn't have stormed off when i politely explained he couldn't use the card and I could have a, written down the correct price so he could withdraw the correct amount or get a cheque to the precise value and b, hold the item back so no one else could buy it.

I know I sound like the baddie but I can assure you I wasn't.!
(elfinpunk Touching Cloth Since, Thu 17 Feb 2011, 10:53, closed)

i especially liked the bit when...
... the OP bought all the remaining stock to make sure the nice gentleman couldn't get what he wanted. Also deserving of praise is the brainwashing technique employed in order to turn the customer into a complete botton when it comes to basic math and the most fundamental aspects of personal banking.
(OTT, Wed 16 Feb 2011, 12:50, closed)