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If you go into a store and ask the clerk where something is, please for heaven's sake LISTEN to them! You will save everybody a lot of time and frustration. Especially the poor frazzled clerk 
Now admittedly this bookstore has a lot of nooks and crannies, and certain sections are in very specific places. You know, like 99% of all bookstores
So if a customer asks for a section they might get an answer that is MULTIPLE SYLLABLES and would therefore have to stand and listen to me talk for more than two seconds. How many people do you think have the ability to do this? I would say about half. That may seem like a lot of people being stupid and impatient but it's true. There are two types of people who can't listen: those that actually can't and those that just don't.
Type #1: Can't listen SC
SC: Where's [whatever section]?
Me: Section 9B on the top two shelves
SC: Okay!
(At this point SC may go to a completely different section, or they may go to 9B and look on the bottom shelves for a while before becoming confused and disoriented. SC may give up entirely or may come back and ask the same thing again.)
Type #2: Won't listen SC (definitely more annoying)
SC: Where's [whatever section]?
Me: Sec--
SC: *walks away*
Me:
(SC either never finds the section and wanders around aimlessly or comes back up ten seconds later and asks the same thing again.)
P.S. Please people, stop asking me where the nearest Borders is! Like I would even tell you >_<;;;;
Now admittedly this bookstore has a lot of nooks and crannies, and certain sections are in very specific places. You know, like 99% of all bookstores
So if a customer asks for a section they might get an answer that is MULTIPLE SYLLABLES and would therefore have to stand and listen to me talk for more than two seconds. How many people do you think have the ability to do this? I would say about half. That may seem like a lot of people being stupid and impatient but it's true. There are two types of people who can't listen: those that actually can't and those that just don't.Type #1: Can't listen SC
SC: Where's [whatever section]?
Me: Section 9B on the top two shelves
SC: Okay!
(At this point SC may go to a completely different section, or they may go to 9B and look on the bottom shelves for a while before becoming confused and disoriented. SC may give up entirely or may come back and ask the same thing again.)
Type #2: Won't listen SC (definitely more annoying)
SC: Where's [whatever section]?
Me: Sec--
SC: *walks away*
Me:
(SC either never finds the section and wanders around aimlessly or comes back up ten seconds later and asks the same thing again.)
P.S. Please people, stop asking me where the nearest Borders is! Like I would even tell you >_<;;;;
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