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Geez. Are you okay? He didn't actually hit you in the head, did he? What a jerk.
You know, I love working in the Customer Service industry, really I do, but when are people going to realize that sometimes the customer is horribly, horribly wrong! But at least it's blogging fodder.
Hmm... did you get to keep the book, Flea, since he threw it at your head? And what was the title?
WOW!!!! I am not sure how to comment.
There are times when you wish that you could pick and chose your customers and allow only certain people in your store. They should have to pass some sort of "litmus" test or something like that.
I can't read your blog during the day any more, because I always want to read it out loud to Mr. B., and so I have to wait until pseudonymous kid is asleep because, really, Mr. B. is not a good enough speller to keep up with me spelling d-o-u-c-h-e-b-a-g, even once.
So, I mean, couldn't you like clean up your language a bit??
Geez, what a wingnut! Gives a whole new spin to the phrase, "Throw the Book at You!" doesn't it? And truly, the use of "douchebag" was the piece de resistance . . . what an odd choice!
I sure hope the dust jacket didn't get all wrinkled when he threw it at you, that really kills the resale value.
You are going to resell it, right?
if it were me, i would have taken the book and tried the scam on a less savvy bookstore. what ever happened to "if at first you don't succeed?"
I really want to know - did you get to keep the book? What was the title?
Nice point to your post. We've come a long way, baby.
I did get to keep the book - it was one of the Anne Rampling (Anne Rice) Sleeping Beauty books.
I didn't put it out on the shelf, though. It's back in the office on my desk.
Just curious, Flea; was this perchance a submission to McSweeney's at some point in its life?
Whether it was or not, it's goooood.
Thanks, Sunny.
I haven't submitted any of my open letters to McSweeney's, although I love that section. I was actually thinking about submitting this one.
Oh, you should. You absolutely should. Even if you don't get it in, they have the nicest rejection letters. After not hearing anything for months from other places, it's balm for the tortured writer's soul.
And the format and length are absolutely perfect for the forum.
(starts up a chant! submit it! submit it!)
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