Reader\'s Digest - 04.2020

(John Hannent) #1
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Spotted on a business marquee in
Tacoma, Washington: MY BOSS TOLD
ME TO CHANGE THE SIGN, SO I DID.
—K.H. North Platte, Nebraska

few breaks, he went
to the hotel restaurant
to grab a bite.
When his food
came, Billy, his mind
in a fog, bowed his
head for the blessing
and whispered these
words to God: “Good
evening, Holiday Inn,
how can I help you?”
—Bob Cook
Ashland, Kentucky

Feeling ill, my super-
visor went to a nearby
doctor, who ordered
an EKG. Upon reading
the results, the doctor
declared that my boss
was suffering a cardiac
arrest and called an
ambulance to whisk
him off to the hospital.
There, doctors per-
formed their own tests.
But those came back
negative. After some
quick sleuthing, the
problem was solved:

The first doctor had
read the EKG upside
down.
—Suzanne Clarke
Brownsville, Oregon

Our booking office had
three phones. One
day during lunch,

It was a constant
repeat of “May
I help you?” or
“Will you hold?”
I guess I got confused
because I surprised
one man on the other
end of the line when
I answered his call
with, “May I hold you?”
—Vera Granger
Arizona City, Arizona

THE CUSTOMER IS
(NOT) ALWAYS RIGHT

✦The Outside-the-Box
Thinker award goes to
the customer who called
a travel agency asking
about legal requirements
while traveling in Eu-
rope. “If I register my car
in France and then take
it to England, do I have
to change the steering
wheel to the other side
of the car?”

✦The Gutsiest
Customer of the Year
award goes to a woman
in Texas who pulled a
cake off a Walmart shelf
and devoured much of it
while shopping. When
she reached the checkout
counter, she demanded
that she be given a
steep discount for the
cake since half of it was
missing. Walmart had a
better idea—they banned
her from their stores.
—the week

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