Merry Christmas Eve!

Since it is Christmas eve this will be a short post, but I felt I had to share my story. Today I went shopping. Not Christmas shopping. I did not leave shopping for the last minute this year. Today I went watch shopping.

Recently my watch died. It lasted me five and a half years. It was a good watch. Durable. Told me the time, date and day of the week. It's time was up. So today I replaced it, with an almost exact replica.

When the sales representative came over to help me I had already narrowed my selection down to two choices. One was the replica. The other was a thinner model. The first question was...are these water resistant?

Sales Clerk:

They should be. It will say on the back.

Me:

It says's water resistant.

Sales Clerk:

That means it can be submerged up to 100 meters. So about 5 miles.

Yes, you heard that right 100 meters is equal to 5 miles. Well after that we moved on to a new topic. One that has less to do with measurements.

Me:

When can I get the watch sized?

Sales Clerk:

We won't be able to do any sizing until January 1.

Me:

There's no way we can have it happen sooner, cause I will be leaving on the 27th.

Sales Clerk:

Oh well I can get it sized for you after Christmas, we're just busy right now.

Me:

Oh. Can you guarantee that it will be ready to be picked up on the 26th. Cause I will be leaving in the morning on the 27th.

Sales Clerk:

Well let me see if I can get it for you today. Follow me.

We then went over to talk to the guy who does the sizing. She handed over the sale to him, which we were very thankful for. He was able to get the watched sized in five minutes.

In the end I got to see the difference between an incompetent sales clerk and a competent one. The later made my shopping experience much less stressful, but with less hilarity.