Amazing displays of ignoranceSandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us: "My dad's friend told us there's no such thing as gravity - it's just the weight of air holding us down". Tell us of times you've been floored by abject stupidity. "Whenever I read the Daily Express" is not a valid answer.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 16:48)
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Posh person in display of thick headedness shockerMany years ago, I worked in the china department of a well-known department store before a certain Egyptian businessman bought it.
The first day of the Sale was always manic - you'd get a lunar mission-style countdown over the tannoy, then the doors would open and you would hear the rumble of approaching bargain hunters getting louder and louder, then all hell would break loose.
Amid this mayhem, a very posh lady barked at me, saying she demanded to see the head of the department, who was of course rather busy. But this woman wouldn't be fobbed off, asserting "I am an account holder, you know," so reluctantly I went to get the boss.
And when my manager turned up, the woman left her speechless with the question: "Tell me, why does Harrods always insist on holding the first day of its Sale on a day when there are so many customers in the store?"
Having said that, Harrods and other stores now do special Sale previews for account customers, so perhaps she was a marketing visionary rather than some posh, wrinkled old bat.
(, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 19:02, Reply)
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