I won an award
why? because I was bored.

Man walks into Halfords a few...many years ago and asks me if he could reserve a bike for his sons Xmas Present. Sure. Which bike was it...

"...its the red and silver one" he says retrieving his wallet from his pocket in readiness to pay.

I cast my eyes to the side of me upon my bike department... the in colours that xmas were primarily Silver and red.

Fucksocks.

Guy begins to panic, he had been sent there by his wife who had picked it with their ten year old son the weekend before. He hadnt been present when it was picked.

Realising the man was in a Xmas present panic, I decide to call his wife, after a quick discussion where his wife worked (he knew it was a factory nearby, but couldn’t be sure of its name) we pin down a shortlist of places, and proceed to call directory enquiries for various numbers (this was prior to Mobile phones being commonplace)

on the 3rd number I get through to the HR department who promptly drag in the lady to confirm what bike we had to pay for.

We had about 20 bikes for his age group on the floor. We proceeded to play bicycle Guess who with the lady... "did it have gears?" ... "did it have suspension?"…and so on…

After 25 mins we nailed it, and luckily there was only 2 left.

Guy leaves with a massive shrug of relief. I go back to reading my bike magazine.

The guy returned the next day for a word with my manager, and i won a pen...

a fucking pen.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Mon 14 May 2012, 17:50, 3 replies)

Do you still have the pen?
POIDH
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 14 May 2012, 19:30, closed)

Pen or it didn't happen?
(the_icks has the sweet essence of giraffe, Mon 14 May 2012, 20:27, closed)

The closing line of this tale...
...gets it a [click].

:-D
(minimalist ..., Tue 15 May 2012, 15:17, closed)