Crazy People

Every now and then you get asked a question that leaves us speechless.

For example:-

"Do you sell a sim card for my mobile phone?"
No, sorry it"s a model shop
"Its just I saw the phone number on the sign and thought you sold phone stuff"

Customer lifted a piccoZ turned to my assistant and said
"Is this petrol mate?"

Customer looking at a nitro boat asked
"Does this go in the water?"

Woman came in with a watch and asked,
"I know you do not sell these but can you put the battery in it please?" No Problem we said
She explained it was a retirement gift for a colleague.
We asked if she wanted the time set. And jokingly asked if she wanted it set for 11.45 today or tomorrow?
She thought for a moment and said
"I had better not get it set till next week when we give it to him"

Woman came in asking for trays.
We tried everything we could think of that a tray would refer to, with no luck
She then informed us that it was a tray for cooking her turkey.

Lady came in with a bunch of kids.
"Hi son where is the fridges and crisps at"
Sorry it"s a model shop we sell plane and helicopters like those above your head
"Aye but where is the juice and crisps"

Can you fix my car I haven"t used it for about 6 months and I think the engine is seized?
On inspection it was full of water and rusted solid. We asked why all the water.
"Well it was bogin and my mum put it in the bath and used the shower to clean it"

Customer phones at 1.30pm
"Hi what are your opening times?"
9am to 5.30 pm
"Are you open today?"

Just had to add this one!
Was extremely busy at the weekend 13/12,
we noticed a woman waiting patiently in the queue.
We asked if we could help?
She said I have looked everywhere in the shop but I cannot find a fairy or a star for the top of my Christmas tree.
You had to pick me up off the floor!

I overheard a customer, I thought, swearing at a member of staff.
I approached asking if everything was OK.
Customer turned to me and said,"
"I am looking for a bucket"
Oh, a "BUCKET" I said
Yes, where would I get one?
Another customer turned to the first and answered.
A BUCKET SHOP!

We had a visit from a customer that purchased a RTR plane inc. free flight sim.
Customer said the flight sim does not work.
So the hand set must be faulty he said.
I asked if the hand set works with the model.
He replied, have not got that far yet,
I lifted the hand set and noticed it was a bit light.
Yes you guest it the batteries were missing from the hand set.
Customer left a lot faster than he came in.

Had a young woman in today,

After looking around the shop for 5 mins

She turned to me and said.

"Where do you keep your guitars"?

Sorry we do not stock musical instruments, I said

She then turned to me and said

"OK then, what about sheets music!"

I could not come back from that one!

We had a teenage lad in today.

He presented us with his monster truck saying

"It won"t work"

I asked when it last did

"A few days ago"

I checked the plug, it was knackered

Before I could tell the lad what was wrong, he turned to me and said,

"Do you think the fuel may be broken, I have had it for a while?"

Once the tears had stopped, composed myself and I had cleaned my specks, I fitted the plug.

We call this one cheeky!

Guy bought a second hand car from e-bay.

Came to me and asked what was needed to get it running.

Fuel, glow starter, plug, batteries I replied.

Customer produced the cash and was in the process of paying when he said,

If the car does not work its OK to bring back this lot for a refund yes!!!

Everything was put back on the hooks and fuel put away.

I even held the door open for the guy!!!

Eh no

Chancer!!

Customer purchased an1/8^th scale nitro buggy from us the other day.

He came back today with the pull start in his hand and asked for a replacement under warranty.

As he had purchased the car the day before we asked to see the car and if all was well we would replace and fit it for him under warranty.

BUT

When he brought the car in the head was badly scratched, the exhaust had fallen off, the suspension was damaged, the drive shafts were bent, the chasses was bent at the back and the radio was damaged.

We asked that had happened.

The car was run over by a FULL SIZE 4X4.

We did not replace the Pull start under warranty. but did rebuild the car back to full working order.

Customer came in with a model helicopter.

On inspection we could not see anything obviously wrong,

So we asked, what seemed to be the problem

He said the aerial and charger were missing, the setting were all wrong, and that it was like that since the day he bought it from us in November 2007.

We remembered having this model for sale at one time

And yes it was TWO years ago.

We asked why if the parts were missing, it took so long to bring it back.

He replied I never got round to it.

We checked the battery, which turned out to be fully charged,

We changed all the dip switches on the handset which were going the wrong way,

We put a new aerial into the hand set.

The only thing we could not replace was the charger.

Tested the helicopter and all was fine.

On reflection this was either genuine or an e-bay special we are not sure which.

However he was charged for the parts and time.

Young lad and his mum came into the store with a cheap import car (e-bay special)

They needed all the starting gear and fuel.

We supplied them with all they needed and everyone was happy.

A few days later they returned saying it would not start

We sorted them out at no charge and again everyone was happy.

A week or so later the car came back.

On inspection the clutch had melted, we found one that was similar, fitted it, re-set the running of the engine and gave them the bill!

Everyone was not happy; they complained that the car was new etc. etc.

We explained it was not purchased from us.

Whey said "but we bought all the other bits from you and you fixed it already for free"

After a few minutes, they paid and left obviously not happy!

A month had passed and they came back all chatty and nice and presented the car,

It had been in a bad crash.

We opened the instruction manual circled the parts needed, then explained that unfortunately we do not have an account with that particular supplier, so they would have to go back to the supplier to obtain the parts, we would fit them if they wanted,

I guess the moral to this one is

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MODEL SHOP.

You never know when you might need them!

Two guys were looking thru the Tamiya spray paints.

I went over and asked if I could help?

They asked if we sold "hair dye".

Eh no! I replied.

Ok then, we will just take these four cans of spray paint.

I would not like to be the one trying to get that stuff out my hair.

We sold a 1:8 buggy the other day, it came back, "with it only runs backwards"

On investigation they were correct it did only run backwards.

The front and back diff had been fitted 180 degrees out.

It was an easy fix.

We contacted the supplier and explained the find

Next day they phoned back %$@?+_ was the reply all 400 odd cars were the same.

The moral of this one is "sometimes the customer is right"

I'm stood here with a mug of cold tea in one hand and a half eaten sandwich in the other, which is now bending over a bit to the right.

Yes, I have been standing for a while.

Why??

Someone just asked me if I sold "Hot Water Bottles"!

Today a woman came in, after looking thru the accessories wall we asked if we could help.

She said I see you have a lot of electrical accessories but I can't see a wall jack plug for my phone.

We explained what kind of shop it was and were about to say something funny, when she who must be obeyed gave me that look.

I just said sorry and suggested another shop.

We sold a 1/8^th scale Truggy to someone for a Christmas present.

It came in today badly damaged.

I asked what he had done

He explained the car was hurtling along hit something and went head over heals out of control causing lots of damaged plastic and bent metal bits.

The chassis was bent and twisted I calculated around £80 worth of damage.

I said to him, it must have been a rock or something to cause this amount of damage

His reply had the rest of the shop howling with laughter.

It was a frozen "Turd"

Just spent 15 mins on the phone explaining how a Buzz Fly works.

I.e. an electric helicopter.

After much conversation the penny dropped and I realised what he was actually looking for.

It was a wireless buzzer i.e. a door bell.

What next?????