weirdo show part two

must be something in the air.
Today I catch the shop phone before it goes to voicemail, it went something like this:

me: Hi thank you for calling Austin Modern, can I help you?
caller: Yeah I was calling about item x on your website?
me: uh huh, what can I help you with?
caller: I have something just like that but mine has this, this and this that is different...?
*Yes everything is in the form of a question*
me: ...mmhmm?
caller: do you buy, 'cause I have like, a whole house of this..?
me: it depends, where are you located?
caller: why does that matter?
me: well, I don't buy items I can't inspect in person.
caller: oh. well, I'm in California but this is just like the ones you have except for this, this and this, which is different. But other than that it's the same.

* maybe in your book, but not in mine*

me: try finding someone in your area that specializes in Mid Century or Hollywood Regency
caller: it that still popular? "cause it's been like, a trend for like a year now...?
me: yes, these trends do have a tendency to last for longer than a year....
caller: oh... do you know anyone in my area I ought to call?

*Seriously?? Did you just call a business long distance, across several state lines, to ask who you should sell your stuff to locally?*

and people wonder why I screen my shop calls.