A bargain

To keep my repertoire of stories fresh, I bought this one from Bosco a while back. It was a story I liked so much, I asked if I could make it my own. It was a bargain.

The Lettuce Story
I was working in the produce department of the grocery store stocking the bananas one day. A customer approached me and said “I would like to buy a half a head of lettuce.” I told the man we only sell full heads and that I was sorry I couldn’t help him. He reminded me of the sign we had in the window that advertised “we will bend over backwards to keep the customer happy.” So I told him no problem, took the lettuce and went to the backroom to cut and rewrap it. My manager was back there and I told him “some idiot wants to buy a half a head of lettuce.” Just as I finished saying that, I realized the customer had followed me to the backroom and heard what I said. Quickly I added, “and this gentleman would like to buy the other half.” The customer left happy.

Later that day, the manager approached me and said “Mike, I really liked the way you handled that customer earlier. It showed me you can think on your feet. We’re looking for a manager to work in our new store in Canada, are you interested?” “Canada!” I yelled. “There’s nothing but whores and hockey players in Canada.” Disturbed, the manager said, “wait a minute, my wife is from Canada.” I replied “Really? What position does she play?”