Ok, if you all laugh at me
it might make me feel better and stop doing big cringes every time I think about it.

A man came to the pharmacy yesterday and said the district nurse had ordered him some flic flac valves and they were going to be delivered to us. He had a funny look about him and I wasn't sure if he was being serious so I said I was new, and he replied "yeah, I gathered that" and rolled his eyes at another customer. I said "what name would it be in?" and he said impatiently "the district nurse ordered them so they aren't under any name but if they were it would be West"... which confused me.

So I went through to the back and asked my colleague Kim whether flic flac valves really exist or if he was winding me up coz I'm new. She shrugged and was as mystified as me.

So I went and called his bluff and said "yes we have them, how many do you want?" to which he replied "they come in boxes of five". Oh crap, I thought, he's called my bluff back! So I said "oh, well we don't have any."

"Why didn't you say that in the first place!" he shouted and stomped out.

Then another colleague beckoned me and asked if I'd looked it up. I hadn't, not wanting to look like an fool for falling for a trick like that (like tartan paint or sky hooks), especially as there was a big queue of customers watching me.

Turns out they're catheter valves, and there was a bag of them waiting on the shelf with his name on.

Wups.

Kim had to take them to his house and apologise :(
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Wed 19 Nov 2008, 22:27, Reply)