At work last night, a middle-aged man and his young son approached my counter. Our conversation:

Man: Do you have a buying department?

Me: Like if you purchase something from the catalogue or online, and you're coming to pick it up?

Man: No, if I want to sell you some really nice things.

Ok, so I really have no clue as to what this gentleman is asking for, and what he wants. In these instances, it's best to just call a manager, let them deal with people like this. I call over a supervisor.

As the supervisor makes her way over to the counter, the man slowly takes out porcelain trinkets (and they're quite beautiful too), and displays them on the counter. The supervisor looks to me to see what's going on, and I told her that he wants to sell that stuff to us.

We are NOT a pawn shop, but apparently this guy thought he could sell us his things.

The way in which this man was holding his booty in the bag, it appeared as though he had just struck gold he had a hidden body part in the bag, or stolen goods. I didn't like the way he presented himself either, I felt as though I were amid gypsies, and he was trying to barter his way out of being captured. And stringing his son along with him for the ride.

I guess you see it ALL in retail. I thought I saw it all when I worked at Walmart (now there's some horror stories...especially around the holidays...it turns people into psychos).

I also got a phone call from an elderly individual asking if we gave out senior citizen's discounts. I politely told him no (after I asked of course).