Wish I could have heard the whole thing . . . .

[Sapphire Silk]

Stopped at the office store yesterday to pick up a few things. While the cashier was ringing me up, the phone rang, and she picked up the line while I swiped my debit card.

Cashier: Office Store, how may I help you? Uh huh. Well, he's here today but he's not in right now, he's at lunch. He'll be back in about an hour. [I heard something rather loud at this point]. OK, hold on. [cashier puts caller on hold, and calls over to another cashier], Can you talk to Mr. Important on Line 1?

I had to work hard not to smirk as I finished paying and left the store.

The lesson today, children, is when you're a jerk to someone on the phone and they put you on hold, don't think you have cowed them into submission. They're actually just talking about you behind your back.

[chainedbarista]

or quite possibly, putting you in a terminal holding pattern.

[Moirae]

rofl. We do that all the time in my office. Because sometimes they just say something incredibly dumb and it has to be shared right that second.