Slippers
Working in a Dive center (Scuba diving if there's any confusion) You tend to expect people to have a vague idea of what it is that you sell, mostly relating to Scuba diving equipment, however sometimes you get some truly odd calls from people. One that has always stuck in my memory was a phone call I had from an old lady looking for a present for her husband, the conversation went as follows:

Me: Good afternoon [Name of shop] this is Maccy speaking
Old Lady: Oh, hi, I was wondering if you could help me find a present for my husband, it's his 65th birthday this week.
Me: Oh, ok, what exactly is it you were looking for
Old Lady: Well, he's an avid Man Utd. fan
Me: Erm... I don't think we have any Man Utd. Merchandise here, we're a scuba diving shop
Old Lady: Oh, that's ok, I was just wondering if you'd have some Man Utd. Slippers.
Me: Erm, no, nothing like that, as I said, we're a scuba shop
Old Lady: Are you sure you've got nothing like that
Me: Yes, I'm pretty sure.
Old Lady: Oh, ok then, maybe you should think about stocking them
Me: Err... maybe, I'm not sure the boss will think it's a good idea though.
Old Lady: Well, thanks for your time.
-click-

At this point I burst out laughing and my co-worker just looked at me like I was crazy. Fun times though.
(Maccy Divided by 0 on, Thu 21 Apr 2011, 21:47, Reply)