(I am a manager
and I am ringing up a woman that I have served before. We are
making small talk as I ring her up. Note: I am a
lesbian.)
Customer: I can't believe the
president came out in support of gay marriage!
Me: I know! It's kind of
unbelievable.
Customer: That f*g lover is going to burn in hell for
that!
Me: *biting my tounge* Okay.
(I finish ringing her up and hand her the bags.)
Customer: They should round up all the
gays and put them down!
Me: Well that would be bad for me seeing
as I am a lesbian.
(The woman turns pale and walks out without saying a word.
A few hours later I get a call from a manager of another one of
our stores. On the line, I can hear the voice of the same
customer that I served earlier today.)
Manager: *also a woman* So there
is this woman here who wants to exchange a bunch of stuff from
your store. When I asked her what was wrong, she said you
tainted them; I have no idea what she is talking about, could
you maybe clear this up for me?
Me: Well I bet it's because she found
out I was gay.
Manager: I see. *starts talking
in a sultry voice* Well I'll see you for our date
tonight. You should put on that black bra and panty set I got
you for your birthday! I love you! *hangs up*
(I am very confused, seeing as I have never dated that
manager, nor did she ever give me underwear, and as far as I
know, she is not gay. Fast forward a few days later to the
manager weekly conference call: apparently, the customer left
the other store after thinking the other manager was gay. That
manager then called every other store in the area and told them
about that customer. Over the next few days, the customer went
to every store within a 20 mile radius, trying to return the
"tainted" goods. Everyone she talked to pretended to
be gay when working with her, and she left every time. To my
knowledge, she never returned the
goods.)