By martinaaah - 24/09/2012 19:35 - United States - Bellingham

Today, I was taking a pizza order at work, and had to ask the customer's name. I couldn't quite hear what he said, so rather than asking him to repeat himself, I asked how it was spelled. He gave me a funny look and said, "Um, A.J.?" FML
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martinaaah 7

Nope, sorry. This is the OP, this happened at The C Shop in Birch Bay, Washington

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lacespace 8

That's alright. Sometimes you're so used to doing something you kinda space out and go into autopilot. Not a big deal. I'm sure A.J will forgive you.

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fordneagles 34

Why is "Sorry, could you repeat that?" such a terrible question? Surely it's better than risking looking like a massive idiot.

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olpally 32

Lol... Just learn to be more attentive next time for the next customer, no biggie. :)

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dolphins_penny 5

hope u played it off like it was store policy. that's okay, sure he didn't mind too much. customers come and go and don't usually hold a grudge for u not hearing them correctly.

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Eivana 37

That sucks, I've tried asking that same question to desperately avoid being rude. I've found that swallowing your humiliating and just asking them to repeat themselves is generally a better thing to do.

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perdix 29

"Is that A. J. as in Ass Junkie? Now, go eat some greasy burger or fried chicken with that shit attitude of yours!" "The customer is always right" only applies to products and services which are less awesome than pizza (which is practically everything!) The power is in the pizza seller's hands!

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AtomicRebirth 11

Or, you could have just avoided looking like a moron by saying "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that."

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liv_graham 7

I believe that's more your fault for spacing out on something like that.

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ijustlikecatsok 5

OP said they couldn't quite hear what he said, not that they spaced out. If you've ever been in a pizza store before, you might be aware that they can be quite loud from either the kitchen or from people ordering. It's not always easy to clearly hear what's being said.

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Sumo69 9

Wow the horror your life must be upside down

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candiicane 12

At Starbucks last week the girl asks for my boyfriends name and he says "aj" (initials, easier than spelling his Indian name), and she goes "Adrian?" it's funny but don't worry not a big deal! :)

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