Chapter Five: The Tourists!

By my fourth day I had served two foreign couples and they both amused me sufficiently to require a mention...

1) The Americans!

a) The American couple previously mentioned in my top ten customers.

Their total came to £12.70
First, they weren't sure which change was Euro's and which change was Stirling. Then they counted out their pound coins. They had eleven.
Then I noticed that one "pound coin" was actually 20 Euro cents. So that was put back in the pocket and another proper pound coin was found.
They finally ran off (literally) leaving me to sort out eleven pound coins (each individually put in a different spot on the counter), five 20 pence pieces and seven 10 pence pieces, whilst the next customer stood right in front of me watching my every move. I hate it when people don't wait for the "Next, please!"

b) 09/10/07 I served about four different American people. One of them was struggling with his change. His balance finished with a 17p; he showed me a handful of change and said, "em, could you tell me if I can make a 17 out of those?"

2) The Eastern European couple again previously mentioned.

I was refilling the confectionary shelves when they ran up to me. They were asking me something that I couldn't quite understand. Then they started waving their arms frantically and I could hear more urgence in their voices. I'm pretty sure they were asking where the beer was.
I politely said we don't have any, then they turned and literally ran out of the store, leaving me slightly confused and bewildered.

3) The funny little man who asked if we sold t-shirts. I think he thought I was telling him that nowhere did.