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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

This is why when you work in customer-facing positions in any capacity, you NEVER comment on their purchases, their choices, their business, what they are buying, if you've seen them before, etc. Just mouth-shut, smile and get them through.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

"I'm a person. Wanna trade?"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I also choose your dead person.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

A while back I broke up after a long term committed relationship, and part of the process involved splitting our finances. I went to the bank to close our account, and it being around November, the teller innocently asked, "Do you have any plans for the holidays?"

I deadpan replied, "Well, I'm closing out a joint checking account, so what do you think?"

The teller: O___O "I am so sorry!"

Fortunately I was able to laugh about it and tell them it was okay.

Joke's on them, though, because I wound up getting blackout drunk on Johnny Walker Black with a real beard mall Santa that Christmas and saying things about my ex that I should not have said.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I want to know more about your time with Santa. That night sounds epic tbh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Summed up very briefly:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Black Label is the best thing to blackout from.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Better than saying, "I'd kill for one of these."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

"I'll kill again for one of these"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

"Well, I'll take the money if it's not important to you..."

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago

"For what it's worth, they probably weren't all that great."

Problem fixed.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The way out is easy: "oh god, sorry to hear it, I'd rather have the person too". I don't think I'm a social genius.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

well it depends on the person... just saying...

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago

I also choose this lady's dead husband.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Yea for real. They know you didn't know that. Just be empathetic.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes you trip into other people's bad days. OP didn't say anything wrong.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

IIRC bank tellers are supposed to talk about stuff like this to help catch fraud and extortion. If she sees a huge sum of money, it's her job to strike up conversation about it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

"Oh wow, the crime must be going really well, eh?"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

WHY DID YOU REDEEM ITTTT!!! MAAAAM!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

DO

NOT

REDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEM

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 months ago

And then a very charismatic person behind her asks "How much do you want the person", while twirling their mustache.

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