And We Are Well Educated????

[gini]

A friend asked someone at a high end swap meet how much a painting was.

The answer was a flip $12.50. So she wrote out the check for $12.50 and gave it to the man and walked off with the painting.

He must have had a heart attack later in the day when he REALLY looked at her check. Her phone number was on the check and he called her and said that there had been a terrible mistake. The cost of the painting was really
$1,250.00.

She was honest enough to return the painting to him. Betcha he never made that mistake again and always is clear on the true cost.

[cocker_luva]

i lost almost all faith in humanity afew years back...

i was workin at the front desk at a dog grooming salon. we had about 20+ dogs professionally cleaned and cut; and owners bringing in their dogs to wash them theirselves.

a man came in to pick up his dog that got a bath and a haircut. he said, and i quote, "Wow, it smells like wet dog in here."

he was completely serious and i just mentally shook my head.

[Cataholic]

I must confess, I am SO not good with math. Of course, I can quickly calculate my fee on a contingency case, BUT, struggle with the very simple math. Always have. Used to be I was ashamed of it. Now, I laugh at myself (usually after the person I am dealing with starts to laugh). Oh well.

[catland]

back in my grocery checker days (and yes, I knew how to make change ), a man bought an abolutely HUGE bunch of bananas. I put them on the scale and computed the price. He said, "that can't be right, they're 49 cents a bunch." I calmly told him, "no, they are 49 cents a pound".