The bookseller calls me out.
Bookseller (who has not taken the GRE--this will be important later): Daniel, could you handle this?
Daniel: OK. (to myself: Wah!)
Customer: The book is defective. I've written in it, but I'd still like to return it.
Daniel: Um, if it's defective, the publisher will probably take it back. What's wrong?
Customer: Well, here's the analogies section. See? The problem is that some of the analogies don't have a comparison item.
Daniel: It's been many years since I've had to take any of these tests. I have no idea why some have comparison items and some don't. I guess I'll take it back. Do you want a different book?
Customer: No, I'll just get my money back.
And I want to stop here and mention that very little of the book was written in, and the book had a
ctually been bought at our store by this customer. Maybe the perception was that all our GRE books were similarly damaged.He left.
The second shift comes in. I ask another of my booksellers, who is studying for the GRE.
Daniel: Hey, have you ever seen something like this? The book is defective.
Bookseller who has taken the GRE: Oh, those are antonyms.
Daniel: Crap. I wonder if they explain this.
Bookseller WHTTG: Yes, on page 6.
Daniel: I don't think that guy is going to pass, no matter how many books he buys.
1 comment:
Your first bookseller took the LSAT.
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