It's back to school time, and that means... textbooks!! Now, most sane people have already gotten their textbooks as it is 2-3 weeks into the semester (depending on which school you go to around here). Some people are still scrambling, which is fine with me. All I ask is that you understand that our bookstore doesn't deal in textbooks. At all. Not even a little bit. Most people understand that. It's fine to call and ask! But unfortunately, no means no. This semester it seems like the SCs are getting way more persistent about it, assuming like many SCs do that we can magically make the desired item in question appear just by wishing REALLY hard! But alas.
SC: Y'all sell textbooks?
Me: Sorry we don't.
SC: What?
Me: We don't sell textbooks.
SC: But yer store sells books.
Me: Yes but not textbooks. Like for school.
SC: But a textbook is a book.
Me: Yessss.... but we don't sell TEXT books. We only sell, uh, regular books.
Me: [suddenly screaming] That's false advertising! You say you sell books so sell me a godd*mn book!
Me: Uh, thanks for calling... *click*
[This guy actually called back and tried to complain that I was rude to him, not knowing that it was still me
]
SC#2: Hi I'm looking for [what is obvs a math textbook], 8th edition.
Me: Sorry but is that a textbook? We don't sell textbooks unfortunately.
SC#2: Uh, no it's not a textbook.
Me: .................. Okay. So it's not for a class?
SC#2: Ye- No. It's not. Just a math book.
Me:
Okay let me "check" for you.
[Put on hold, check on internet. Surprise! Textbook.]
Me: Sorry we don't have it in stock.
SC#2: But it's not a textbook!!!!!!
Me: It's... still not here. You should try [local textbook store].
SC#2: Oh, do they sell textbooks, too?
Me:
SC: Y'all sell textbooks?
Me: Sorry we don't.
SC: What?
Me: We don't sell textbooks.
SC: But yer store sells books.
Me: Yes but not textbooks. Like for school.
SC: But a textbook is a book.
Me: Yessss.... but we don't sell TEXT books. We only sell, uh, regular books.
Me: [suddenly screaming] That's false advertising! You say you sell books so sell me a godd*mn book!
Me: Uh, thanks for calling... *click*
[This guy actually called back and tried to complain that I was rude to him, not knowing that it was still me

SC#2: Hi I'm looking for [what is obvs a math textbook], 8th edition.
Me: Sorry but is that a textbook? We don't sell textbooks unfortunately.
SC#2: Uh, no it's not a textbook.
Me: .................. Okay. So it's not for a class?
SC#2: Ye- No. It's not. Just a math book.

Me:

[Put on hold, check on internet. Surprise! Textbook.]
Me: Sorry we don't have it in stock.
SC#2: But it's not a textbook!!!!!!
Me: It's... still not here. You should try [local textbook store].
SC#2: Oh, do they sell textbooks, too?
Me:

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