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I used to sell books and this elderly couple came up to the counter saying they were buying it as a Christmas present.
So I told them "Hey, it's not my place to say what is or is not a good Christmas present, but before I sell it to you, could I get you to just flip the pages, randomly stick your finger in, and start reading?"
They thought I was kidding, but they did it...
"OH MY GOD!"
"Yeah..."
"OH MY GOD!"
Better they find out then than AFTER I sold it to them!
So did they buy it or what
They did not...
Jesus christ ! There's just some things you don't talk about in public.
That's a pretty interesting encounter. Glad you helped them know what they were about to do.
It was more self preservation. I didn't want them coming back after the fact. ;)